Where can random thoughts get you?

Lately Ive been finding myself fascinated with plurk, for obvious reasons. Plurk, unlike anything else that I know of allows me to not only express my ideas but gain feedback and also get the thoughts and opinions of others in my class instantly.The reason why I decided to discuss this in particular is because of some thought provoking conversations I had on plurk recently, each starting on one topic and ending on another as many plurks do.

I had stated: “[kaskade ]
hadn't put too much thought into this "swine flu" thing."

....today I saw that Wallgreens was selling masks for protection against swine flu specifically."

"I don't think Ive seen a better example of a corporation trying to make a profit off of other ppl's fears."

Used as a root of discussion I soon received responses where people stated that they also had seen this and also they had seen people wearing masks as well. They also stated what they believe what the future is concerning what we have seen It is this kind of call-and-response that makes plurk so important, I am able to communicate my ideas, learn, and gain further insight. Its an ongoing process that grows as thoughts develop. Ive always been one to let my ideas expand and grow,to coexist with the thoughts and ideas of those around me and plurk provides a proper venue for such a thing. Whether or not I agree or disagree with others opinions I have still gained insight on what others are thinking.
One thing that was brought to my attention, which I have, in the past struggled with, arose in plurk, which is the separation and to coexistence of the body and soul.
I stated :
[kaskade] hopes the soul remains,even when the body does not. Does the soul need the body as it's vessel? I was instantly given other people’s opinions and thoughts such as one from cephalopod , who stated:


“according to physics, if souls exist then spirits, or souls outside of the body, are plausible because the death rate is higher than the….
…birth rate and souls would recycle themselves because there is only a set number of atoms in the universe that replenish themselves”

This was a take on the topic I had never considered before, the fact that souls take up space in the universe. This statement is one I’m still trying to dissect and completely understand. What is most fascinating to me is that this conversation stemmed from me stating: kaskade was "told if he doesn't think the show "Friends" is funny then he has no soul" As this plurk thread grows I hope to find even more questions and ideas that arise. Is our soul really who we are and can it exist without the mind and/or body? This is just an example of the questions I am now dealing with, but I have always loved questions more than answers.