how many atheists don't think humans are just robots?

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the consistency of NDEs proves that they are either experiences of higher realms, or they are death stories embedded in our brain. anything other explanation is just the stupid and illogical musings of atheists. 
Vast numbers of people who meditate and or have psychedelic experiences report seeing and interacting with mechanical elves. [LINK]

Vast numbers of people who meditate and or have psychedelic experiences report seeing and interacting with Akashic records. [LINK]

Do these reports convince you that mechanical elves are REAL? [LINK]

Do these reports convince you that Akashic records are REAL? [LINK]
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There are a few things you can be absolutely 100% confident about.
The saying is death and taxes, but it's really just death :). 
Souls and gods are indistinguishable from pure imagination.
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like the sky is generally blue,
Quantifiable scientific fact.

or that there are three primary colors that humans see,
Quantifiable scientific fact.

these are facts.
I agree.

just like there's consistent death stories when people die and come back.
Unverifiable, Qualitative experiential, private personal (non-identical) reports.

Similar meditative and or psychedelic experiences are not evidence of other dimensions.  They are evidence of similar brain structures.

that's a fact.
Please try not to conflate opinion with fact.

Just because 1 + 1 = 2 does not mean I love you.
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NDE's are true and proof of an afterlife and your god's description of the afterlife is a lie. It's fascinating watching godists become pretzels in defence of their ridiculous beliefs.
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For instance, base instincts are involved with the lower chakras, and need to be addressed before something more complicated like moral courage which is involved with the third chakra.
A scientific, data-driven model can help identify best practices.  For example, [LINK]
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How many atheists think humans are just robots?

Answer=Zero.
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How many atheists think humans are just robots?
Most atheists believe that robots are primarily comprised of plastic and metal.
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Well, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, the Tempations, etc., = soul

Lenny Kravitz = In the spirit of saving time and character space I'll use the acronym "AS" (artificial soul).

But, maybe I shouldn't say that.

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@3RU7AL

That seems to be where most people tend to go with this sort of argument.

What are you proposing specifically?  I'm just not sure how adding a "non-physical-soul" (hidden variable) into the mix actually CHANGES anything.

I'm not really proposing anything. I'm just wondering why the subject of having a soul would necessitate an ancient rule book.
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Or as I've already said, the human brains are similar and draw on similar cultural information to interpret something they cannot accurately interpret (the information generated by a dying brain). You keep ignoring the possibility without having ever addressed it isn't valid, which was my question to begin. Until you can address that then my question will be the same and valid.
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No, I've already given you another explanation, one that you simply ignore, why couldn't it be similar brains processing information through similar filters (cultural beliefs/stories) results in similar outcomes? Why isn't this a logical and reasonable explanation?
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I'm just wondering why the subject of having a soul would necessitate an ancient rule book.
Well, in that case, we appear to be on the same page.