No, I do not use the heart as a metaphor for the soul.
Yes, there is no soul, as religiously defined as that part of us that may have lived before our material presence and may continue to live after our material presence is dead.
The true definition of soul, however, is simply the part of us that feels.
Neuropsychologists now recognize that part of us as the right side of the brain (cerebral-limbic system) in western culture; that is the accurate definition of soul, the part of us that feels.
No, the human mind is very real.
It is the part of us that thinks.
Neuropsychologists now recognize the mind as the left side of the brain (cerebral-limbic system) in western culture; that is the accurate definition of mind, the part of us that thinks.
There is more going on in the brain than you might ... think.
I couldn't disagree with you more.