Joseph,
While I can appreciate your concept of gathering souls---there's something disconcerting about the idea of "loaning one's soul or portion thereof" to anyone, even a loved one, particularly when the contract does not specify your reasons for wanting custody of another's most prized possession. While you note that the soul will not be abused and that the owner may request termination of the contract, the principle of parting with any portion of my soul is personally abhorrent to me. Perhaps this is because from childhood I have been taught that my soul belongs to GOD but is in my keeping until such time that GOD chooses to claim it.

I'm not even certain I'd give my own mother or husband a part of my soul, so why should I give it to you? Someone I'm only acquainted with?

I am however curious to know how your "experiment" turns out.

Pamela H. Lawton, Ed.D

I think it is only appropriate to work toward obtaining souls from all walks of life. Males, gays, blacks, ugly, rich, marginalized, ignorant and doctors too...