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[[86:4|86:4.3]] Early man was also much concerned about his [[breath]], especially in cold climates, where it appeared as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud cloud] when exhaled. The '''breath of life''' was regarded as the one [[phenomenon]] which differentiated the living and the [[dead]]. He knew the breath could leave the [[body]], and his [[dreams]] of doing all sorts of [[queer]] [[things]] while asleep convinced him that there was something immaterial about a [[human being]]. The most [[primitive]] [[idea]] of the human [[soul]], the [[ghost]], was derived from the [[breath]]-[[dream]] [[idea]]-[[system]].

[[86:4|86:4.3]] Early man was also much concerned about his [[breath]], especially in cold climates, where it appeared as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud cloud] when exhaled. The '''breath of life''' was regarded as the one [[phenomenon]] which differentiated the living and the [[dead]]. He knew the breath could leave the [[body]], and his [[dreams]] of doing all sorts of [[queer]] [[things]] while asleep convinced him that there was something immaterial about a [[human being]]. The most [[primitive]] [[idea]] of the human [[soul]], the [[ghost]], was derived from the [[breath]]-[[dream]] [[idea]]-[[system]].

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