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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity

9115	To love God means to love whatever God wills to be loved [William of Ockham]
	Full Idea: To love God above all means to love whatever God wills to be loved.
	From: William of Ockham (Seven Quodlibets [1332], III Q xiii)
	A reaction: A striking thought, which could be meaningful to the non-religious. Is it possible to form an image of what a perfect and ideal mind would love most? This might generate a set of universal values. It is tricky to find out what an actual God loves.

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

20915	The soul is destroyed with the body [Democritus, by Ps-Plutarch]
	Full Idea: Democritus says the soul is destructible, and is destroyed together with the whole body.
	From: report of Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], A109) by Pseudo-Plutarch - On the Doctrine of the Philosophers 4.7.4
	A reaction: This is the only belief possible for Democritus, since everything, including life and soul, is just the confluence of atoms, and they are regularly dispersed. This is the epitome of materialist philosophy.