Any honest person will admit that it's always POSSIBLE that there is something else going on beyond our understanding. But a look at the basic evidence tells us that the mind exists as a structure. There is a reason why neurobiologists are the least likely scientists to believe in a soul; because they understand how the mind works on a physical level. I understand that the average person might not be familiar with the level of studies we've done on the subject, and might think that we don't know enough to say for sure that the soul isn't energy, but let me put it this way;
The mind is what the brain does. Getting you from one place to another is what a car does. To say that the mind can exist with just energy and no biological structure is like saying that gasoline can drive you to work without a car. That is the level of absurdity of believing in a mind that is made of only energy. It's not some advanced fringe science, it's basic physics.
When I realized this, I was embarrassed by how obvious it was. But more embarrassed was I to realize that I already knew the answer, but had ignored it for so long because I didn't want to let go of my beliefs. It wasn't believing in no soul that was closed minded, it was believing that there was a soul even though I knew enough to know why I was wrong. That was why I decided to stop calling myself an agnostic, and start being a skeptic; because believing is something because you're not sure it's wrong is intellectually lazy and dishonest.
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