Sophron and Neophilus, or The School of Wisdom

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only first convince us of the historical accuracy of his experiences, upon which the entire proof rests.

Sophron. Everything depends on this. Our writer feels this himself and therefore admits that his proof is, for the time being, only reassuring to himself. If it is established that the human soul possesses the capacity to share in the thoughts and sensations of absent friends to such an extent that it can certainly divine their state of mind, their conversations, and their actions, then one can surely conclude with great probability that the soul is a spiritual being, distinct from matter, existing in its own right, and continuing even after the death of the body. However, as long as he does not make the world more familiar with the experiences he claims to have investigated so carefully, he will not be able to boast of having invented new weapons against materialism the belief that only physical matter exists.

Neophilus. Fortunately, we still have