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A friend of mine recently told me studies have been done that show the body losses approximately 4 oz at the time of death apart from any excrement. He says that this is "evidence" that we have souls. It sounds bogus to me but I was wonder if maybe it's true and if so can anyone explain it further and tell me where the experiments where conducted and under what conditions?
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EXperiments trying to prove the soul had "weight" were carried out in the late 19C but sorry I cannot point you to a source. IT was carried out in england.
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Could come from other reasons too.. But ofcourse its an intresting idea..
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You may want to check the '70s and '80 tabloid rags. I remeber some of them (National Enquirer?) carrying such a story. (trying to avoid any comment that anybody who would believe the Bible as literal truth would have no problem believing the National Enquirer - or the Weekly World News)
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carried out. It is puzzling me where I heard of this years ago.
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Check out this 1988 Weekly World News fabrication.
But this one from 1907 is a total hoot! It's funny that you would look closely for a physical manifestation of something that is supposedly metaphysical. |
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That is what I was trying to think of. thank you ,not another sleepless night.
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Isn't it just water evaporating?
I mean we consist of 70-80 % water right? DD - Love Spliff |
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