Allan Kardec-THE Spirit's Book_ The Principles of Spiritist Doctrine (1989)

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THE SPIRITS’ BOOK
The replies thus given, and the messages thus transmitted, are sometimes marked by such
sagacity, profundity, and appropriateness, and convey thoughts so elevated, so sublime, that
they can only emanate from a superior intelligence, imbued with the purest morality; at other
times, they are so vapid, frivolous, and even trivial, that they cannot be supposed to emanate
from the same source. This diversity of language can only be explained by the diversity of the
intelligences who thus manifest themselves. Do these intelligences reside in the human race,
or are they beyond the pale of humanity? Such is the next point to be cleared up, and of which
the complete explanation will be found in the present work, such as it has been given by the
spirits themselves.
The facts referred to, as being of an order beyond our usual circle of observation, do not occur
mysteriously, but in broad daylight, so that every one can see them and ascertain their reality;
they are not the privilege of a single individual, but are obtained by tens of thousands of
persons every day at pleasure. These effects have necessarily a cause; and as they reveal the
action of an intelligence and a will, they are evidently beyond the domain of merely physical
effects.
Many theories have been broached in relation to this subject; these we shall presently
examine, and shall then be able to decide whether they can account for all the facts now
occurring. Let us, meanwhile, assume the existence of beings distinct from the human race,
since such is the explanation given of themselves by the intelligences thus revealed to us, and
let us see what they say to us.
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The beings who thus enter into communication with us designate themselves, as we have
said, by the name of spirits or genie, and as having belonged, in many cases at least, to men
who have lived upon the earth. They say that they constitute the spiritual world, as we, during
our earthly life, constitute the corporeal world.
We will now briefly sum up the most important points of the doctrine which they have
transmitted to us, in order to reply more easily to the objections of the incredulous.
"God is eternal, immutable, immaterial, unique, all-powerful, sovereignly just and good.