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Renaissance philosophers debated if the soul resided in blood

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A literal hematological housing crisis. While some scholars were obsessed with the brain, other esoteric thinkers vehemently argued that the human soul was a highly refined, vaporous substance that physically circulated through the veins all day long.

Renaissance philosophers debated if the soul resided in blood
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