I will follow my logic, no matter where it goes, after it has consulted with my heart. If you ever come to a conclusion without calling the heart in, you will come to a bad conclusion.
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Where is the soul? . . . I refuse to believe anything of that kind without proof. The idea that, as soon as a man's breath leaves his body, the soul flops out like a chicken's head and flies off into space to find a lodgment where there [are] harps and haloes. Too much for me.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote questions the existence of the soul, emphasizing the need for evidence in such beliefs.
Robert Green Ingersoll challenges the traditional notion of the soul's existence and its afterlife based on faith alone. He expresses skepticism towards the idea that the soul has a distinct and separate journey after death, suggesting that beliefs regarding the soul should be rooted in tangible proof rather than blind acceptance of metaphysical claims.
Themes
SoulSkepticismProofExistenceAfterlife
In practice
Example use cases
In a debate about religion and science, you could use this quote to emphasize the importance of empirical evidence.
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