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[MCU] Does the soul really exist?

In doctor strange we were introduced to the idea of the astral dimension,as the plane where our souls "live". As I watching Agents of Shield season 4 I kept wondering how are the brain-computer interfaces ,simulations (Framework) they are creating connected to the soul of a person.
As we saw when the Ancient One died,the soul cannot live without a body.So how for example Dr Radcliffe was able to live inside the framework when his body was dead(did he have a soul?or did his soul became one with the framework) Also, this way we can safely assume Coulson has no soul at all,as he was ressurected long after he died.
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its very possible that the frameworked was using souls, since it was created using the magic of the darkhold, but i think that it was just their mind, like in the matrix. i think that she just used the darkhold to create such a perfect copy of the real world

its totally possible that it was souls, since as we saw in stranges fight against the cultist in the hospitale, destory someones soul on the astral plane, and the body dies too. which would explain why the body dies when the framework you died, which wouldnt make sense if it was only the mind.

as for coulson, i doubt that. ghost rider was able to inhibit him, and he was dragged into hell, and if he didnt have a soul i doubt he would be able to live, as we saw with the cultist. coulsons soul most likely returned to his body when he was revived.