Then, we are not "made in the image of God" (or we would be spirits without form).
Your assumption that to be made in the image of God means that we must be spirits without form is nothing more than your personal view of the matter.
The Christian view we have discussed so far is that we are made in the image of God and that that does not mean that God looks physically like us. That is what it does not mean. What it does mean is a different question. There are surely a number of people who say what they think it means and we could dicuss each one.
Inasmuch as we are not sprites,
Who says we are not spirits? What does it mean to be a spirit? You seem to think that being a spirit means not also having a body. That is not the Christian view. Christians believe that we all are spirit and have a body. You are welcome to hold your views on the matter as much as you want. But having your views does not mean that the views of others are wrong. In the Christian view we are made in the image of God, I personally think that refers to something about our spirit, and we also have a body.
but are much like the other primates, cats, dogs, etc., The species-centric view that we share something unique to God (made in his image). Is here where the mystical "soul" comes in? If so, do X-rays, ultra-sounds, etc. on a human and a chimp and point out the existence of a soul in a human and the lack of one in a chimp.
You are assuming that it [belief that we are in at least one way unique] is species centric - it just might be the biblical view because it is right and not because of species centricity. I personally think that at least some animals have spirit so it is not the existence of a spirit that makes us unique.
No scientific observations either confirm the existence of a soul in humans or the lack of one in animals. Not that I expect science to be able to measure a supernatural soul. And if it did either it would cease to be science or the soul would cease to be supernatural.
But is it species centric to believe that we are at least in one way unique? I have no doubt that every species is unique in at least one way.
Which is most likely, God, demons, witches, spirits, angels, souls exist, or is organized religion made-up nonsense developed in a time when the Sun revolved around the flat earth.
There have been people who believed that the sun revolved around the earth but I know of no reason to think that it was only the religious who thought that, or that it was about the belief being before a certain time. Some thought the sun revolved around the earth prior to it becoming a widely held view of western science. What did the writers of the bible believe? You have not offered any support for the idea that the writers of the bible thought the Sun revolved around the Earth. As far as I can tell the idea that the sun revolved around the earth did not take hold until Ptolemy much after the OT was written. Medieval scientists and religious people alike thought that the sun revolved around the earth - so what? Does that mean we can discard all of science and religion? Of course not. What can be said is that your argument against religion is based on the false premise that organized religion was developed at the same time that people believed the sun revolved around th earth - and if one of the premises is wrong then the conclusion is not supported by the argument.
Do souls, God, demons, angels, witches, and spirits exist? No scientist on the face of the planet is in a position to say without making a statement of faith. It is silly to assign probablility to the ideas without appealing to faith. And if you do appeal to faith then we are left trying to weigh one position of faith against another. Are you making a statement of faith?
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