The Religious Idea of the Self as an Impersonal Essence

question 25

Multiple Choice

The religious idea of the self as an impersonal essence means

• A) the "real me" is my soul that (I hope) goes to heaven when I die.
• B) the "real me" is a mysterious soul that is different from my recognizable empirical self.
• C) the "real me" is the same thing as Allah.
• D) there is no "real me."

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