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To: Alamo-Girl; tacticalogic; TXnMA; betty boop; MHGinTN; marron

“.... the autonomy we call “you” is necessarily bound to your particular collection of molecules at any given time...”

Spirited: There is an exception, one that terrifies dogmatic materialists: out-of-body experiences, NDEs, etc.

Freud the materialist was badly frightened when the demon-haunted Jung demonstrated his “powers” to him.

It may well be that lurking behind the dogmatic denunciation of spirit, soul, angels, demons is fear of their existence.


112 posted on 09/13/2013 12:06:31 PM PDT by spirited irish
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To: spirited irish

In any case, the spirit or soul is what has the power of free will and choice. That is where morality is attributable, not in the “collection of molecules”.


113 posted on 09/13/2013 12:17:42 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: spirited irish
Fascinating insights, dear sister in Christ, I had not considered that they might fear such things. Thank you!
166 posted on 09/13/2013 7:17:53 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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