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AndyF
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(Ref: Summa, NewAdvent-Spirit/Pneuma)
In the former, one must ask how they can attain entry to the psych in the first place, since it contains a spirit as do angels, and the influence cannot enter their nature. The function of man’s soul performs a greater function than an animal’s or plant, and possess attributes that indicate it’s origin and destination. One would think that other spiritual beings who have the ability to manipulate the material world has their nature permits, would find a roadblock on entry when they confront the second nature spiritual soul of the man. On design of such a man, it would be an obvious advantage for the man to make it impossible for a spirit to inhabit the same space as another spirit. If it is not a rule among that species, then it should be, as it should be no more advantageous for angels to see their temptor, as it is man. As a comet would enter the ocean and find no resistance, then suddenly it would find a hard core that is impassable to it, the invading spirit would pass through the material of the hybrid, and would finally be rejected by the substance of the soul, because the resident spirit would not allow further entry. If it is possible, then one reason could be that it is deliberately made an exception so that he could be influenced by it. The result is we have beings who are rediculed to failing a test, who are designed to be tested.
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Having two natures, material and spiritual has it's natural drawbacks. It could be argued that the state of such a being called man is really a hybrid in this world where intelligent creatures prefer and enjoy a one nature. Indeed, given a choice, they would prefer this over the cloak and dagger nature of man.
Creature influences on wholey spiritual beings must be done upfront and "in his face". If an angel wishes to tempt another, there is no ambiguity as to the source of that influence. They can pass telepathic messages, but the person knows and can see who sent it. Depending on what is being suggested, it would even be ludicrous to try to make evil suggestions, as he would be laughed out of the area. This is because the suggester chances to lose through is revealing of his identity and the personal disrespect he would lose through it. But thepoint is, that the spirit has the advantage of actually *seeing* the influence. Man, using his credentials has part spiritual, should be allowed to use the attributes of this spiritual nature in this world, has the evil spirit is also allowed, and see the beings who tempt them while they enter and cause the mischief. Man's soul is only being used to the minimum of what it is capable.
There are two ways that a spirit could influence. Perhaps it calls for a temporary possession of the subject whilst the intellect is being influenced, and the other is external and through the intellect as the Doctors believe. Each would involve eventually tapping into the neurons of the cerebral at a given point, converting immaterial of the spirit suggestion to the material that the brain can handle.
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In the later case of external intellectual influence, it doesn't explain why the spiritual nature of man cannot use his spirit's(soul) attributes to see them in their acts and actually confront them. I am pretty certain that if we actually saw those making suggestions to the intellect, sin would practically be history. The disgusting creatures would hardly gain any converts and friends, and it would dispel once and for all any dispute of what and who exits. One should be able to use the eyes of the soul as well as the body, and manifest what the subject soul sees through that material eye. It is a process that is already occuring by temptation ie: material/spirit, and vice versa conversion.
AndyF