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/ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/ · noun
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness..
What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".
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Spiritualism means (philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness..
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What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
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