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The Phantom WithinThe Phantom Within
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The Discovery of Phantom LimbsThe Discovery of Phantom Limbs
Sixteenth century: the Frenchsurgeon Ambroise Paré discovereda "strange and grievous fact.“
Men who had lost their limbs oftenfelt the limbs to be still there. Theyeven felt pain and other sensationsin these non-existent limbs.
American Civil war: Silas Mitchellnamed these "phantom limbs".
"There is something ghastly in thenotion of these thousands of spiritlimbs haunting good soldiers."
 
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Direct evidence for theDirect evidence for theexistence of the soul."existence of the soul."
Lord Nelson lost hisarm in battle andexperienced a painfulphantom for yearsafterward.“If an arm could surviveamputation, why shouldan entire person not liveon after death?”
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