philosophical_concept

spiritual substance

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description
A key philosophical and theological concept referring to a non-physical reality, the inability to conceive of which was a major barrier for Augustine in refuting Manichaeism.
difficulty_for_Augustine
could not conceive
impact_on_Manichaeism
conviction would defeat Manichee strongholds

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    struggles to conceive
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    Could I once have conceived a spiritual substance, all their strongholds had been beaten down, and cast utterly out of my mind; but I could not
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    2026-03-02T21:55:20.541Z
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Metadata

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Created
3/2/2026
Updated
3/2/2026
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