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What philosophical evidence is there against believing in non-physical entities?

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RE: What philosophical evidence is there against believing in non-physical entities?

August 31, 2016 at 9:03 am

Oh yes, indeed it is. That makes religion doubly dangerous to someone who is already vulnerable to hearing and seeing things that aren't there.

I was saying that if you try to cling to the fact that god is talking to someone, it still leaves almost everyone getting the wrong message.

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