The existence of the soul has perplexed man for centuries. The Islamic philosopher Avicenna believed he had proven the existence of the soul with his flying man thought experiment. He claims that the soul is a separate part of the human body to which we do not have access. He claims that the Flying Man has no knowledge of anything due to his predicament and thus can find the soul. This lack of knowledge prevents the flying man from truly understanding his own existence and dependence on his soul. But the soul offers an understanding of this existence that either passes through the body or is incompatible with Avicenna's own explanation of modern existence. To truly understand the soul, man must have full access to all possible knowledge and will inevitably realize that his consciousness is immaterial. The Flying Man thought experiment goes as follows. An individual is freshly created in a vacuum. Although he has just been created, this individual has full access to his cognitive abilities. In this void, the person is unable to actively use their sensory perceptions. They cannot smell, see, hear, smell or taste the air of the void or any part of their body. In other words, the individual is completely isolated from everything external to him. Avicenna then believes that despite the absence of contact with the outside world, an individual can reassure himself about his own existence. He claims that if we thought about it, we could accept that we still exist since we can still have an intangible body part. It's the soul. The soul is connected to the body, but not physically since it has no physical form, and has the role of allowing the body to perceive the world through the senses. So the flying hat... middle of paper ... you don't exist, looking at you, anyone could tell you exist. The problem is to understand the situation and explain it. Just because you exist doesn't mean you can explain it. To do this, you need words, which means you need knowledge. A baby exists but cannot express this existence. This is the purpose of the experiment to not exist but to be able to show that one exists. Without words, you cannot adequately express this point of view, even if you existed. Avicenna believes that the flying man proves that humans possess an immaterial soul. Indeed, the flying man is capable of feeling his soul which informs him of his existence. But the flying man could not be capable of such a feat since he lacks the knowledge and senses that lead him to rely on his soul. His soul offers a vision contrary to Avicenna's ideas and ruins the experience..