Some people define "god" as not an individual but a higher reasoning, divine justice, grand designer, collective consciousness etc. Sometimes it's hard for people to accept that life has evolved and that it comes to an end. It's possible your mum is a little afraid of accepting the apparent purposeless of our existence. The trick is to find/make our own purpose, not for heavenly rewards but in celebration of being alive....and don't accept a big thank you at the pearly gates.

Sounds like it would have been better to broach this topic with your mother earlier. There are things we all wish we had done when it could have made a difference.

Educating people and helping them to find better and more meaningful lives is one of the most fulfilling things we can do in life, in my opinion. It seems as though you may have given your sister a nice nudge down the road of enlightenment. Good for you. And good on you and your sis for taking care of your mom.

If evolution is a fact, and I accept the facts that is, where along the evolutionary process, did the soul appear in humans and by what process could it have happened?

I'm sure a lot of you have heard this before but I once heard a comedian explain agnostic as a person who isn't sure there is a god but sees no reason to burn any bridges.

We all come from around 60,000 or so people from the great rift valley in Africa. We also have as much as 2% Neanderthal DNA. When they left the valley one bunch went west and north and became European. Another bunch went east and became Asian and after that Native American and latino.

Nice you and your sister could find common ground. Sorry bout Mom.

Interesting