In the case of "identity" at least its possible to replace "soul" with something more concrete like "mind" or "brain" and still make sense. My favorite example of this is an issue of "Doom Patrol" where Robotman expresses confusion about the gender of Coagula, a transgender superheroine. Coagula points out that Robotman is a human brain …
In the case of "identity" at least its possible to replace "soul" with something more concrete like "mind" or "brain" and still make sense. My favorite example of this is an issue of "Doom Patrol" where Robotman expresses confusion about the gender of Coagula, a transgender superheroine. Coagula points out that Robotman is a human brain in a purely mechanical body, but that doesn't stop him from thinking of himself as a man.
In the case of "identity" at least its possible to replace "soul" with something more concrete like "mind" or "brain" and still make sense. My favorite example of this is an issue of "Doom Patrol" where Robotman expresses confusion about the gender of Coagula, a transgender superheroine. Coagula points out that Robotman is a human brain in a purely mechanical body, but that doesn't stop him from thinking of himself as a man.