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I take this sense:

"A person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity."

The other one may be contradictory (at best meaningless) if applied to God:

"The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal"

Humans are said to have "souls" -- one might think of them as completely unique and individuated "software." At this point you might substitute "essence." So in a way the two above "senses" of the term are combined.

[QUOTE="Michael Allen, post: 116129, member: 2346"] I take this sense: [B]"A person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity." [/B] The other one may be contradictory (at best meaningless) if applied to God: [B]"The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal"[/B] Humans are said to have "souls" -- one might think of them as completely unique and individuated "software." At this point you might substitute "essence." So in a way the two above "senses" of the term are combined. [FONT=arial][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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