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To me, loss of spiritual understanding among those who lose the Spirit \u2014 which seems to be one of the things discussed in these passages \u2014 is an empirically proven fact. \u00a0I\u2019ve seen it distressingly often.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s very sad. \u00a0But there you have it.<\/p>\n
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