Editorial June 23, 1986 Issue

Outweighing popular belief

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

When we look back to past eras we can identify certain popular beliefs that prevailed in those times. People once thought, for example, the heavens were a solid shell surrounding the sun, the earth, and all the other planets. And alchemy was taken to be a science.

Later these opinions changed. They were proved unscientific. But for a time they held sway over millions.

In our day the belief that the body is material and that this matter can act discordantly and independently of its "owner" exerts a major influence on people's lives.

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