Quote: the total force of interrelated bodies is conserved as well as their total direction

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if [the conservation of force] which I have demonstrated had been … bodies in interrelation is conserved but also their … souls or vital principles, according to my system, … for doing so. The souls follow their laws, … follow theirs, which consist in the laws of … like two clocks perfectly regulated to the same … concept of miracle from purely natural actions … Instead of this, the common system has recourse … moment … to change the natural [course] of the thoughts … This can only be explained by a perpetual …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: bodies follow the laws of motion; souls follow their own laws about good and evil

Quote: pre-established harmony--bodies and souls correspond to each other like perfectly regulated clocks

Quote: the system of occasional causes needs a perpetual miracle to adapt the thoughts of the soul to the impressions of the body

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