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October 4, 2006
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.

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