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Ranting Randy

(437 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 11:06 AM Jan 2026

"Is spirit just homeopathic matter?"


Ralph Waldo Emerson

Exp 3.53 11- The physicians say they are not materialists; but they are:--
Spirit is matter reduced to an extreme thinness: O so thin!

To paraphrase Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Is spirit just homeopathic matter?” RR

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"Is spirit just homeopathic matter?" (Original Post) Ranting Randy Jan 2026 OP
Uh, what? DavidDvorkin Jan 2026 #1
NO! Farmer-Rick Feb 17 #2
I assumed people knew homeopathy is nonsense Ranting Randy Feb 25 #3
Yeah, I get it Farmer-Rick Feb 25 #4
Its all good... Ranting Randy Feb 26 #5
It is a matter of fact hilarious Farmer-Rick Feb 26 #6
Mission Accomplished! Ranting Randy Feb 26 #7
Its a thin attempt at humor that I'm sure floated right by most people Ranting Randy Feb 26 #8

Farmer-Rick

(12,786 posts)
2. NO!
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:14 AM
Feb 17

There is absolutely no evidence for "spirit" whatever that means. It's just more superstitious nonsense. If you imagine there is such a thing as "spirit" than prove it's existence Before making absurd claims about it.

Farmer-Rick

(12,786 posts)
4. Yeah, I get it
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 04:05 PM
Feb 25

If you aren't a believer it's actually kind of funny. But I wasn't sure if you were a serious believer.

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