Chapter VII - Physiology
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claims to be a creator, is a fiction, in which paganism and
claims to be a creator, is a fiction, in which paganism and
lust are so sanctioned by society that mankind has caught
their moral contagion.
Paradise regained
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Through discernment of the spiritual opposite of ma-
Through discernment of the spiritual opposite of ma-
teriality, even the way through Christ, Truth, man will
reopen with the key of divine Science the gates
of Paradise which human beliefs have closed,
and will find himself unfallen, upright, pure, and free,
not needing to consult almanacs for the probabilities either
of his life or of the weather, not needing to study brain‑
ology to learn how much of a man he is.
A closed question
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Mind's control over the universe, including man, is
Mind's control over the universe, including man, is
no longer an open question, but is demonstrable Science.
Jesus illustrated the divine Principle and the
power of immortal Mind by healing sickness
and sin and destroying the foundations of death.
Matter versus Spirit
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Mistaking his origin and nature, man believes himself to
Mistaking his origin and nature, man believes himself to
be combined matter and Spirit. He believes that Spirit
is sifted through matter, carried on a nerve, ex-
posed to ejection by the operation of matter.
The intellectual, the moral, the spiritual, – yea, the image
of infinite Mind, – subject to non-intelligence!
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No more sympathy exists between the flesh and Spirit
No more sympathy exists between the flesh and Spirit
than between Belial and Christ.
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The so-called laws of matter are nothing but false be-
The so-called laws of matter are nothing but false be-
liefs that intelligence and life are present where Mind
is not. These false beliefs are the procuring cause of all
sin and disease. The opposite truth, that intelligence and
life are spiritual, never material, destroys sin, sickness,
and death.
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The fundamental error lies in the supposition that man
The fundamental error lies in the supposition that man
is a material outgrowth and that the cognizance of good