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Es gibt nichts im alltäglichen Leben, was nicht auf das Gehirn einen Eindruck machte. Geradeso wie jeder Schritt einen Eindruck in die Erde macht, und wie Sie nachweisen können, daß jeder Ihrer Schritte einen Eindruck erzeugt hat, so können Sie nachweisen, daß das, was da gewollt und gedacht wird, einen Eindruck, eine Wirkung auf das Gehirn ausübt. Aber das ist nur die Spur davon, das ist nur das, was zurückgelassen ist von dem Denken. Das Denken geht nämlich im Ätherleibe vor sich, und in Wahrheit ist alles das, was Sie als Denken empfinden, nichts als innere Tätigkeit des Ätherleibes. Solange wir im physischen Leibe sind, brauchen wir den physischen Leib für das Denken. Auch das ist sehr leicht einzusehen, warum der Materialist auf die Wahrheit nicht kommt. Der Materialist sagt: Um Gottes willen, da siehst du ja doch, daß du ein Gehirn haben mußt, sonst kannst du ja nicht denken! 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