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What does it mean?
Incorporeal substances cannot change, dissolve, or die because they are not composed of parts.
In plain terms
Things without bodies cannot be broken down or destroyed.
What can you take from it?
Non-physical things are immune to death and decay.

Where it applies

  • theological study
  • philosophical debate

Putting it to work

  • reflecting on the soul
  • studying metaphysics

Questions to consider

  • Can something without form die?
  • What is incorporeal substance?

Another view

This assumes a dualistic view of body and spirit.

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