If someone denies the existence of God and everything supernatural, if he claims nothing exists but the natural world or universe, that is an atheist or materialist. Of course, that person must also believe that human beings have no immaterial soul.
One believer in this worldview is the well-known astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He ably articulates the materialist opinion against a soul: "What I do know is, everything you are derives from electro-chemical synapses running in your brain." He also gives evidence for that view.
So, you're just your material, physical brain (image) which is located in your skull. He thinks that is everything you are including thoughts, feelings, decisions, etc.
Christians hold a different view, taken from the Bible. God Almighty created the natural universe but exists outside of it, and created human beings with a likeness to himself, whose soul or spirit will live beyond the life of their physical, material bodies.
Here's a good question: is there scientific evidence for the Chistian view? Yes.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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