"Immaterial' or 'without physical properties' simply means out of reach of the five senses and the neuro circuit which processes that information. The neuro circuit is a physical / closed cir  509  cuit The ethereal nature of 'soul' does not mean it's without quantifiable attributes (simply because we don't understand them) or that those attributes can't be known. Everything that exists must have attributes - physical or otherwise - or it doesn't exist. You attribute the unquantifiable "feelings" & "emotions" in material / chemical (material) terms - which is counters to your initial claim.  Cause? or effect? It's tempting to keep things unquantifiable - simply because it frees us to substitute our own beliefs - instead of questioning them.