The idea of a non material spirit or soul probably stems from...

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    The idea of a non material spirit or soul probably stems from the subjective nature of dreams and visions....which on the surface don't appear to be physical, and the ancients had no real understanding of the role of the brain in generating the subjective experience of consciousness, dreams and visions.
 
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