Originally Posted by wolf_22

the idea of heaven being in the sky is only a parable. heaven could be another plane of existance that one can't go to until dead.
adam and eve? probably more of a parable as well.
but there are many studies on the soul. inclduing people who are pronouced dead, then revived and report remembering things from the inbetween time frame. there was a also a study that show the weight of a person before death decreases right after death. suggesting that the soul has weight and exists.