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discarnate
(adj.)
Having no material body or form.
In a sentence:
According to some people, “God” is a discarnate being; according to others, “God” belongs in quotations…
In a different sentence:
According to some people, ghosts are discarnate beings; according to some ghosts, some people are just plain ignorant.
A stupid riddle:
What’s discarnate but can also be associated with “full”-ness?
Answer: Your SOUL!
Fact:
While experts dismiss them as photographic anomalies, images of “orbs” hovering over cemeteries have convinced believers that they are the discarnate souls of the interred.
discarnate
(adj.)
Having no material body or form.
In a sentence:
According to some people, “God” is a discarnate being; according to others, “God” belongs in quotations…
In a different sentence:
According to some people, ghosts are discarnate beings; according to some ghosts, some people are just plain ignorant.
A stupid riddle:
What’s discarnate but can also be associated with “full”-ness?
Answer: Your SOUL!
Fact:
While experts dismiss them as photographic anomalies, images of “orbs” hovering over cemeteries have convinced believers that they are the discarnate souls of the interred.
