"the ultimate horror is employing language without meaning" because meaning means communication, belonging, normalcy
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@sarahdoingthing genetic relation. Mesmerism -> Spiritualism; Mesmerism -> Phineas Quimby -> New Thought and Christian Science, "mind cure" -
@mattskala mind cure (and many others) James identifies with healthy-mindedness, clearly surviving religions like religious science are too - 2 more replies
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Rituals that "demonstrate" (socially) that death is not the end of communication (social belonging) neutralize the ultimate fear.
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@sarahdoingthing That last bit doesn't square with my sense of social perception and the muttering dead.
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