The global human population has been increasing significantly, rising from approximately 6.9 billion in 2016 to about 7.6 billion in 2017. The birth rate is around 15,000 people per hour, while the death rate is approximately 6,316 per hour, resulting in a net increase of about 14,400 individuals per hour. Each human is believed to possess one soul, leading to the assumption that 14,400 new souls are needed each hour to match the growing population. This raises a philosophical question about the nature of souls and their creation. Human bodies are formed through biological processes involving sexual reproduction, but souls, as described in various religious texts, do not engage in physical activity and cannot be generated in the same way. The text explores the dilemma of how new souls are produced to keep up with the increasing number of human bodies, suggesting a separation between the processes of human reproduction and the generation of souls. It emphasizes that while a new human body is created through the union of a male and female, the formation of a new soul does not occur in the same manner.

by Ajay Amitabh Suman in English Philosophy

Writen by Ajay Amitabh Suman

Category Philosophy