I hate the fact, that the concept of soul had been tangled with religions so much, that I am not even sure how to think about it anymore.
I believe, that something like a soul exists, and that although we will be able to "simulate" it soo, a living soul is something special.
Yet, I have no idea how to talk about it without the religious annotations.
@LukeAlmighty maybe the issue here is that the idea if as soul IS a religious concept. Sort of like God, demons, angels, etc.
@LukeAlmighty the only place I know of would be the studies of out-of-body experiences: https://www.monroeinstitute.org
But they also use a lot "religious" terminology
@LukeAlmighty if you are right, then you should be able to find the place outside religion where it does.