✨ 靈魂的重量 ✨| ✨ The Weight of a Soul ✨ ...
- josephyu4
- Oct 6
- 3 min read
如果大家有印象，廿年前美國有一齣名為「21 grams」的電影，以 1907 年一項實驗來探討生命的故事。余文正弟兄提到，原來早前科學界也有一篇文章亦以此為題，並令他延伸查考《聖經》對此的解答，實在值得大家一讀。
✨ 靈魂的重量 ✨
我讀到一篇文章，出自 Popular Science 雜誌，由 Leah Hudson 撰寫，2025 年 9 月 18 日發表，標題是：“The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul”（嘗試稱量人類靈魂重量的 21 克實驗）。
文章講述 1907 年的醫生 Duncan MacDougall，他把臨終病人放在秤上，想證明靈魂有重量。他聲稱人在死亡那一刻會突然減少 21 克，認為這就是靈魂離開身體的重量。百多年後，書籍、電影、甚至漫畫仍不時提及「21 克」這個說法。
然而，科學保持沉默。實驗本身漏洞百出，樣本太少，結果不一致，從來沒有被真正證明。但為何這個想法仍受關注？因為人心依舊在問，文章也是這樣結束：「我們只是肉體嗎？死後還有什麼會繼續存在嗎？」
聖經早已回答了科學無法解答的問題︰「塵土仍歸於地，靈仍歸於賜靈的神。」（傳道書 12:7）
對信主的人，耶穌應許：「今日你要同我在樂園裡了。」（路加福音 23:43）
保羅也渴望 「離世與基督同在；因為這是好得無比的。」（腓立比書 1:23）
但《聖經》同時警告，不信的人會在陰間受痛苦，等候審判（路加福音 16:23；希伯來書 9:27）。
真理很清楚：靈魂是靈，不是物質。它不能用秤量，但在神眼中卻是無價之寶。科學也許提出問題，但《聖經》給出答案。當科學沉默時，信心發聲。
我不禁想，如果 Duncan MacDougall 那時認識《聖經》的真理並信靠基督，他就能找到比實驗更寶貴的——就是救恩。也許有一天，我真能在天上與他相遇呢。
📖 「人若賺得全世界，賠上自己的生命，有什麼益處呢？」（馬太福音 16:26）
✨ The Weight of a Soul ✨
I read an article in Popular Science by Leah Hudson, published September 18, 2025, entitled “The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul.” （https://www.popsci.com/science/21-grams-experiment/...）
It told the story of Dr. Duncan MacDougall, who in 1907 placed dying patients on a scale, hoping to prove the soul had physical weight. He claimed the body lost 21 grams at the moment of death — and the idea stuck. More than a century later, books, movies, and even anime still reference “21 grams” as the supposed weight of the human soul.
But science was silent. The experiment was flawed, the results inconsistent, and no one has ever proven the soul can be weighed. Yet the fascination continues because people are still asking, and the article ends with the same question: Are we more than just a body? Does something in us live on after death?
The Bible already answers what science cannot. “The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it” (Ecclesiastes 12:7).
For believers, Jesus promises: “Today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). Paul longed “to depart and be with Christ” (Philippians 1:23). For those who reject Him, Scripture warns of Hades and judgment (Luke 16:23; Hebrews 9:27).
The truth is clear: the soul is spirit, not substance. It cannot be weighed on a scale — but it carries infinite worth in God’s eyes. Science may ask, but Scripture answers. When science is quiet, faith speaks.
And I can’t help but wonder: had Dr. MacDougall known the Bible’s truth about the soul and trusted Christ, he would have found more than an experiment. He would have found salvation — and perhaps one day I might meet him in Heaven.
📖 “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
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