NO – Non Player Characters / NPCs are a distraction and as real as the Flat Earth.
No serious commentators have supported the idea of NPCs in real life. In this number, I include Kerry Cassidy, Dr Mark Sircus, Dr Bryan Ardiss, Juan O’Savin, Laura Aboli, Rafa Palacios (Rafapal in Spain).

Nevertheless there are theories about the Soul.
Theory 1: Everyone borne to man has a Soul. But if you separate yourself from the Source by bad thoughts and bad actions, then your Soul will suffer. Equally if you are exhausted by long hours doing a mindless or physically demanding job, then you will soon become almost soulless. Sounds plausible.
Theory 2: Reptilian hybrids have been around for 1000s of years and do not have a fully human soul. 100% Reptilian shape-shifters also exist and have no human soul. Could be, but won’t make sense to those who still think Alien Beings are the stuff of science fiction.
Theory 3: NPC Non player characters are somehow produced by the ‘grid’(?) With the result that there are ordinary-looking people who are soulless. There seems to be little or no authoritative support for this. Nevertheless, for many, if someone does not agree with them, then s/he must be one of the Soulless. Convenient, but implausible.
Theory 4: A human soul does not exist, separate from the body, according to Atheists, who amount to 7% of the world population. Iconic thinkers like Albert Einstein and Carl Jung had no problem accepting the existence of the soul. Only the Unthinking / blinkered can deny it.
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