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Originally Posted by Bb
Oh dear. Aren't they supposed to be souls? Embodied souls? I'm sure there's a section where this is stated clearly. Just after Lyra and Iorek find the severed child Tony?
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Well, you can use the word 'soul' but don't you have to define what you mean by it? If an individual in a world without a True deity has a 'soul' what is its nature, how does it function & what is its relationship to the individual's ego? Is such a 'soul' immortal?
Using the word 'soul' doesn't help us understand the nature of the Daemons at all. If we replaced the word 'daemon' in my last post with 'soul' I think all my points would still stand – if anything it introduces even more problems. Pullman seems as vague as regards 'souls' as he is as regards 'Heaven'.