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ptolemy writes:
What is it? It is the idea that all thing (everything in the physical universe that is made of matter) remains the same [diamenei]: it remains unchanging in its BEING and is unchanging AS A RELATION.
PERCY wrote:
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I think you're going to have to put this in familiar terms that people will recognize and understand. If this is a foundational principle of science it isn't one I've ever heard of.
@mess 29
Impenetrability of Matter might be an example????The relation then becomes the community of matter. I dont know if this is a particular for Ptolemy. Usually I am able to verify these kinds of things. I have not read every post yet.
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but there is a definite possibility (theologically) that spirits can occupy the same 'locus' without getting into problems with the impenetrability of matter. [The phenomenon of demonic possession in the NT, for example, in which multiple spirits inhabited someone, might suggest this, although these passages are difficult to squeeze enough ontological data out of for a good comfort level.] But in any event, these spirits do not 'push something else out' of us (even in the case of the Holy Spirit in the NT)--spirits don't have
http://www.christian-thinktank.com/pushusout.html??????????????????????????????????????????????????
This message has been edited by Brad McFall, 04-15-2005 08:43 PM
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