M&D Deep Duck Soulless?

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Ditto. This "rational person hoping for ghosts" take reminds me of Pale Fire - the rational poet, in his grief, is desperate to see a ghost. Somehow, the belief in ghosts, seems folksier than organized religion, to the point where the rational, the atheistic can give themselves a free pass to contemplate such phenomena, while still refusing any formalized belief in an Afterlife.  

Laura

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>From: David Ewers <dsewers at comcast.net>

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>I'd buy that.
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>On Jan 15, 2015, at 7:06 AM, Joseph Tracy wrote:
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>> Interesting in terms of Mason's frequenting of hangings, a place where souls might be departing bodies on a regular basis. Maybe he was looking for some evidence of that.

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