Chapter X - Science Of Being
Severed members
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The belief that a severed limb is aching in the old loca-
The belief that a severed limb is aching in the old loca-
tion, the sensation seeming to be in nerves which
are no longer there, is an added proof of the un-
reliability of physical testimony.
Mortals unlike immortals
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God creates and governs the universe, including man.
God creates and governs the universe, including man.
The universe is filled with spiritual ideas, which He
evolves, and they are obedient to the Mind
that makes them. Mortal mind would trans-
form the spiritual into the material, and then
recover man's original self in order to escape from the
mortality of this error. Mortals are not like immortals,
created in God's own image; but infinite Spirit being all,
mortal consciousness will at last yield to the scientific fact
and disappear, and the real sense of being, perfect and
forever intact, will appear.
Goodness transparent
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The manifestation of God through mortals is as light
The manifestation of God through mortals is as light
passing through the window-pane. The light and the
glass never mingle, but as matter, the glass
is less opaque than the walls. The mortal
mind through which Truth appears most vividly is that
one which has lost much materiality – much error – in
order to become a better transparency for Truth. Then,
like a cloud melting into thin vapor, it no longer hides
the sun.
Brainology a myth
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All that is called mortal thought is made up of error.
All that is called mortal thought is made up of error.
The theoretical mind is matter, named brain, or mate-
rial consciousness, the exact opposite of real
Mind, or Spirit. Brainology teaches that
mortals are created to suffer and die. It further
teaches that when man is dead, his immortal soul is
resurrected from death and mortality. Thus error the-
orizes that spirit is born of matter and returns to mat-
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ter, and that man has a resurrection from dust; whereas
ter, and that man has a resurrection from dust; whereas
Science unfolds the eternal verity, that man is the spiritual,
eternal reflection of God.
Scientific purgation
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Progress is born of experience. It is the ripening of
Progress is born of experience. It is the ripening of
mortal man, through which the mortal is dropped for
the immortal. Either here or hereafter, suf-
fering or Science must destroy all illusions
regarding life and mind, and regenerate material sense
and self. The old man with his deeds must be put off.
Nothing sensual or sinful is immortal. The death of a
false material sense and of sin, not the death of organic
matter, is what reveals man and Life, harmonious, real,
and eternal.
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The so-called pleasures and pains of matter perish,
The so-called pleasures and pains of matter perish,
and they must go out under the blaze of Truth, spiritual
sense, and the actuality of being. Mortal belief must lose
all satisfaction in error and sin in order to part with
them.
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Whether mortals will learn this sooner or later, and
Whether mortals will learn this sooner or later, and
how long they will suffer the pangs of destruction, de-
pends upon the tenacity of error.
Mixed testimony
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The knowledge obtained from the corporeal senses
The knowledge obtained from the corporeal senses
leads to sin and death. When the evidence of Spirit
and matter, Truth and error, seems to com-
mingle, it rests upon foundations which time
is wearing away. Mortal mind judges by the testimony
of the material senses, until Science obliterates this false
testimony. An improved belief is one step out of error,
and aids in taking the next step and in understanding
the situation in Christian Science.
Belief an autocrat
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Mortal belief is a liar from the beginning, not deserving
Mortal belief is a liar from the beginning, not deserving
power. It says to mortals, "You are wretched!" and they