>>2248345So you're saying that, in the Eva-verse, the "Self" resides only in the soul, correct?
Even assuming that is what you're saying, I still cannot agree. The attack performed on Asuka by Arael, specifically attacked her mind, not her soul. But we can plainly say that the Asuka that existed in the hospital bed was not the same Asuka that made her debut fighting against Gaghiel. The damage done to her mind, fundamentally changed what the concrete definition of "Asuka" was, as a person. Nowhere in NERV did they mention that it was her soul that was damaged, (Sync Ratios operate on a mental level, not spiritual) which would denote that Soul was the key to self, if it were damaged. The evidence implies, however, that Mind + Body involves the key to "Self", if not Mind alone. As I said, I think we're going to have to agree to disagree, as we subscribe to two entirely different theories of "Self" and are now quibbling about the aspects of difference between our respective hypotheses.