✨ Genesis · 20 Visual Slides + 80 Cards
Cosmic fluid · Reincarnation · Miracles · Cosmogenesis · Science & Spiritism · Allan Kardec 1868
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🃏 Q&A Cards — Kardec
80 questions and answers drawn directly from Genesis
Q1. What are the two fundamental elements or forces that govern the Universe according to Spiritism?
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Q2. What are the three main points studied in the work 'Genesis'?
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Q3. According to the introduction of the work, where does the spiritist doctrine come from?
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Q4. Etymology: What is the Latin root of the word 'reveal' and its literal meaning?
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Q5. What essential condition must a principle meet to be an integral part of the spiritist doctrine?
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Q6. Why is Spiritism considered an observational science rather than a mystical doctrine?
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Q7. What is the 'Third Revelation' according to Kardec, and who are the two previous revelations?
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Q8. What logical axiom does Kardec use to demonstrate the existence of God?
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Q9. How does Spiritism define God, distinguishing itself from religious anthropomorphism?
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Q10. Why must God necessarily be immutable according to Kardec's reasoning?
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Q11. What is the 'Universal Fluid' (or cosmic fluid) according to Kardec?
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Q12. How does the Universal Fluid explain God's omnipresence?
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Q13. What is the perisprit and what is its role in the physical world?
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Q14. What is the Spiritist definition of evil, and why does Satan not exist as an opposing deity?
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Q15. What is the difference between instinct and intelligence according to Kardec?
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Q16. How does Kardec explain the instinct of animals from a spiritist perspective?
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Q17. Why is science indispensable for understanding the true Genesis according to Kardec?
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Q18. What was the ancient conception of the universe (the 'solid vault') and how did science destroy it?
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Q19. What is the nebular hypothesis and how does it explain the formation of Solar Systems?
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Q20. What is the role of comets according to Kardec's cosmogony?
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Q21. What does 'plurality of inhabited worlds' mean and what cosmological consequence does it have?
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Q22. What is the 'cosmic solidarity' that unites all worlds according to Spiritism?
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Q23. How does geology corroborate the spiritist account of creation, particularly the six 'days'?
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Q24. What is the 'vital force' or 'vital principle' that animates matter according to Kardec?
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Q25. How does Spiritism explain the spontaneous generation of the first living organisms?
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Q26. What is the 'spiritual principle' and why is it independent of matter?
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Q27. How is a new Spirit created according to Kardec? Is it created in a perfect state?
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Q28. What is the 'Adamic Race' and how does it fit into the Spiritist vision of human origins?
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Q29. Why is reincarnation a logical and mathematical necessity according to Spiritism?
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Q30. What does the allegory of Adam and Eve's original sin represent in the spiritist interpretation?
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Q31. According to Spiritism, what do the 'fallen angels' or 'reprobate angels' represent?
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Q32. What is Kardec's fundamental definition of a 'miracle'?
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Q33. What is the difference between a 'physical effect' and a 'divine intervention' according to Spiritism?
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Q34. How do Spirits communicate with the material world according to Spiritist mechanics?
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Q35. What is 'double sight' or clairvoyance in Spiritist terms?
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Q36. How does Spiritism explain somnambulism and magnetic trance?
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Q37. What is a 'tangible apparition' or 'agenere' according to Spiritist phenomenology?
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Q38. How does Spiritism explain magnetic healing? What is the physical mechanism?
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Q39. Who was Jesus according to Spiritism, and what was his spiritual rank?
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Q40. How does Spiritism rationally explain the healings performed by Jesus?
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Q41. What is the Spiritist explanation of Jesus walking on water?
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Q42. How does Spiritism explain the resurrection of Lazarus?
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Q43. What does the Transfiguration represent in Spiritist terms?
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Q44. What is 'prescience' or the gift of prophecy according to Spiritism?
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Q45. Why can't the future be predicted with absolute certainty according to Spiritism?
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Q46. What is the metaphor of the mountain used by Kardec to explain prescience?
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Q47. What are the signs that announce the 'end times' according to Jesus' prophecies and their Spiritist interpretation?
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Q48. What does 'the end of the world' mean in the Spiritist interpretation?
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Q49. What is the 'planetary transition' that Kardec describes in the last chapter of Genesis?
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Q50. How is the selection of Spirits carried out during a planetary transition?
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Q51. What is the universal law of progress that governs all worlds according to Spiritism?
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Q52. What role does suffering play in spiritual evolution according to Kardec?
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Q53. What is the fundamental difference between 'natural' and 'moral' evils according to Spiritism?
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Q54. Why is free will indispensable to the Spiritist system?
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Q55. What is the essential difference between the spiritist and theistic conceptions of Providence?
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Q56. What is the 'fluidic atmosphere' that surrounds each person?
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Q57. What does Spiritism teach about the fate of very imperfect Spirits after death?
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Q58. What is 'spiritual obsession' and how can it be countered according to Spiritism?
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Q59. What is the difference between a 'medium' and a person with ordinary sensitivity?
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Q60. Why does Spiritism insist on the moral responsibility of mediums?
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Q61. What is the 'second death' mentioned in esotericism and how does Spiritism view it?
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Q62. What analogy does Kardec use to explain how Spirits can influence matter?
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Q63. What is the 'spiritual generation' and how does it differ from physical birth?
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Q64. What does Spiritism teach about the relationship between science and religion?
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Q65. What is the fundamental criterion distinguishing a true spiritist revelation from a false one?
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Q66. How does Kardec explain the universality of certain moral principles across all cultures?
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Q67. What is the 'law of attraction' of Spirits?
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Q68. What is the 'spiritual body' and how does it evolve with the progression of the Spirit?
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Q69. What is the cosmic significance of 'planetary death' (the extinction of a world)?
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Q70. How does Spiritism justify inequality of conditions at birth (rich/poor, healthy/sick, etc.)?
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Q71. What is the 'progressive revelation' principle in Spiritism?
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Q72. What distinguishes the spiritist conception of 'angels' from the traditional religious conception?
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Q73. What is the 'magnetic chain' and what is its effect in collective sessions?
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Q74. What does Spiritism teach about the role of protective Spirits (guardian angels)?
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Q75. What is the Spiritist explanation of the phenomenon of stigmata?
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Q76. How does Spiritism approach the question of the creation of matter (ex nihilo)?
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Q77. What is the spiritist vision of the 'Last Judgment'?
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Q78. What does Spiritism teach about the nature of the 'Hell' of traditional religions?
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Q79. What is the 'cosmic responsibility' that Spiritism places on every incarnated being?
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Q80. What is the final message of Genesis according to Kardec regarding the future of Humanity?
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