Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-07
REALTY or THE souL

course OF re,sni conversation nore
some proof of the existence of tho
mind. or soul 81 spirit of man, "s
distinct and different from ihe body
The answer to the demand of tho attn
cIst was that given 10y psychoios. sta
. generally 10 is sited with cloorness
iu Noah Portsr's "THa Human ln-
tcuect." Il IS Go this effect
How DO we low that there is
such q thing ass matter2 simply ny
The manifestation to our apprehen-
sion of bis power and properties. We
know that there ls tree or a stone
wonder. simply because of It's quar-
files as we perceive them. namely the
color hardness. weight smoothness'
etc.. which the objects present TO our
senses and Understandings To "tno'
words. we know the Kings 10y means
of the effects which they produce %"
us. and we know them in no OUNCE
Hav Berkeley ye1turei Che CONJECTURE
that for aueht we know Co the 1'"
trorv the existence Of objects may
be mere illusion. since DO is in AN
rases "a matter of Inference from ,H'
effects which they produce on
through their color weight n"Io-
ness etc. We are practically sure Oh
course. that objects do exist because
we have so long experienced '',''
ELECTS that the inference from lhe
,0.cts Of, vbat we rresisubly and I'M
medioteIy infer To- be their causes
arpaars 90 Doe 500 natural as 90 amount
,I,,ost 90 direct perception OF inc
objects themselves. That II is ho'
exactly "a perception Of the ouJ'oF'
t.,,t ,pIv of am effect produced ny
t,c,, uron our mind through uie
,,,5ie nf our senses, is fully pIoF'u
a, various ways. one mode OF p'''i'
rorbaps the most direct is given III
.opeid.riuc the case OF lh"7l'''''
u-b,r tho nerves OF sight are asl'"'-
oa as by a blow on the he""
,...l,,, "sse stars" though there are
-,,-s to he seen. SO we near
rt,q,ne sounds. as Of bells atloI ''N
,,o o. heavy dose of qulnlne OF
ain other drugs get the o''7
,,.sr .,re not ringins. The me''
Il our scnses Is not direct pes
| r..,,or nor s,Vo proof that oole@''
,xlst Bur such experlen''a
-....tod and corroboratsd ny
,i,,,.,-- ~ others leads 10 the con-
| orislon that the objects re0"S
! .ut.id. of our own percepts OF
sstions of them. So do we pe'c1'''
,he world of matter
Rpt I'm what way is the worm ~
lind pcrceived? Not tni'"s"
80 to he sure, bur Just az certain
h. what propeLsSss or quauueS
tbe mind manifest WHEREBY a..
,o- ia existence. Just as we l'''o'
existence OF matter from inc r'''>
lies or phenomena! ..r,,.e4.
rho phenomena. or apf'"i
,,roperties-for they are an
Inc tbing-by which the
-, mind. or spirit magit4 Is 81
s,,s to our knowledge are t''"i's
,u,o tboss of matter, but are '0''
..,1 II the properties OF mino
49, +,,,s. OF matter. we might con-
IN. ,,,t mind Is form or u'''
.... mr. perhaps a property Oh '''
r.. a.. facts Indicate a ne"
-.,,.,. entirely unlike the ie''''s
t,no,yn as matter. The pl'''''' l,..,.
"a mind are described uH"''
,,.s as hope. fear. JOY
t,,.giration. rea-Jn, pleasure ,,.
So the phenomena Know" NS
,.r,,a are real-more rear D.
-.,.t.,,, chan those known 10 u7
''' -,-. hardness. and the like. we
.,,. doubt whether this on 'h'1 o"'
III real or only am Illusion que ~
s,.t,rbapce of our nerves o' u"
nr,y nj phantasy, but we cannon No'
,,.,, o,,,. ceiling OF wonder about N ''
-.,l or that our Joy on soIi'N
49,, ~ had udings is o. fact "h"'-
aver else may Dee unreal as io''''
..,,rfs this acting and suhefihh '''
reality. It's phenomena ol 1'F' '''
r,,, reason. Judgment eicf ''
....,ff.etatlons of some reality. A'l ''
..,,.c ,orsuuty These phen1m.hA 'i'
/ had rroperties OF The body since JOY
t-... and fear arc mot only unllho
/ berdnees. color. weight and ine o'"''
| so5my on matter properties but are
/ uncomfortable with them. As tne phu-
,eorn.rg say the phenomena OF mlha
/ and of matter are inc)mmonsulapIe.
| These phenomena prove. NOT only ih'
.vlstauea off the realities 'hnt cause
l,.,n. tut thgt those realities arc dihcr-
.nt .u Kind from those of matter since
fr. phenomena aro different in KIND