Why Do Material Objects Exist

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PA #1 Descartes held that a person consists of a material body and an immaterial soul. This simply meant that the immaterial soul “requires that central aspects of a person such as consciousness, memories, and personality are not contingent upon our physical bodies.” Whereas material body is the opposite. I believe it is accurate to say argue that material objects exist only when it is manifested in some shape or other while an immaterial soul exists only if consciousness is manifested in some thought of feeling.

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