A Not So Serious Question

[Blackberry]

Jesus rising from the dead made me think about my second favorite movie, Ghostbusters, and made me wonder:

If the Ghostbusters use their ghost capturing stuff on a living, not possessed, person, will they capture the person's soul and leave them a hollow husk?

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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Considering the damage those beams do, I'd say that they'd leave behind a burnt husk, instead.

[Ryner]

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I think we can all agree there's an inherent difference between a person's soul and their ghost "body".

[Deeth Irteen]

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Not quite. A person's "ghost" is a combination of their soul and mind.

[Ryner]

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That's still a difference.

[Funk]

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Hurray! This is going to turn into a religious debate!

[Cutter De Blanc]

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I wonder what would happen if they blasted Jesus with a ghost buster beam

[Hrafn]

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I wonder what would happen if they blasted Jesus with a ghost buster beam

Jesus saves. He takes half damage.

[peachy]

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I agree with Ryner in that someone's soul and someone's ghost are two different things. I think that within the ghostbuster universe ghosts are manifestations of strong, malevolent wills and something about electromagnetic fields and ectoplasm, which I don't think will translate that much into the nature of souls.

I think generally within the universe of ghostbusters that ghosts are created when parts of the soul hang onto life in an effort to become immortal for one reason or another. I think that from these little bits of the souls, the evil will, act through ectoplasm or whatever in order to have agency in the corporeal universe.

It's been a while since I've seen the films, however, so I could be way off base with my assumptions.

[Funk]

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I think Ghostbusters is a comedy.

[Cutter De Blanc]

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Slimer was clearly a metaphor for Satan

[Hrafn]

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Slimer was a commentary on the empty consumerism of the 1980s. Try to keep up.

[Cutter De Blanc]

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and satan

[IamPinhead]

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Our bodies do not produce the same electromagnetic field nor do we have the same ionization rate. The ghost trap was designed for spirits already removed from their corporeal form.

[Blackberry]

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I think we should call Ghosthunters and ask them what they think because they are so scientific and creditable.