Word: perish
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...reality the brain vibrations themselves set the nerves in motion, and in the circle from the sense vibrations to the resulting bodily movements consciousness nowhere enters in. Consciousness is not aroused by brain action, it is not a link in the chain of physical sensations and it need not perish when the physical brain is dead...
Bishop Henry C. Potter, of New York, preached the Baccalaureate sermon to the members of the Senior class yesterday afternoon in Appleton Chapel, from the text: "Peter said unto him, thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." Acts VIII, 20. He said in part...