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the body as well as their activities belong to the visible
world. The subtlety and fineness of the interdependence of the
two worlds have led some to think that they are closely connected,
while others thought that there was no world except
the visible which is made of the concrete and tangible bodies.
One who has perceived the two worlds and realized first their
independence and then their interdependence expressed his observation
in the following manner: "The glass was fine, the
wine was clear. So confusion spread: to some it seemed nothing
but glass; while others swore 'This is but wine, no glass
is here'." Let us go back to the main purpose of our discussion,
especially since the invisible world is outside the scope
of the science of practical religion.
world. The subtlety and fineness of the interdependence of the
two worlds have led some to think that they are closely connected,
while others thought that there was no world except
the visible which is made of the concrete and tangible bodies.
One who has perceived the two worlds and realized first their
independence and then their interdependence expressed his observation
in the following manner: "The glass was fine, the
wine was clear. So confusion spread: to some it seemed nothing
but glass; while others swore 'This is but wine, no glass
is here'." Let us go back to the main purpose of our discussion,
especially since the invisible world is outside the scope
of the science of practical religion.