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16. Life long atheist here, but...

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...my wife comes from a Catholic culture, going back centuries. The violin is very important in her religion.

I've never seen a soul

Here's a webinar by the Anthropologist Paloma Muñoz, whose PhD dissertation is titled Las Almas de los Violines 'Negros' (The Souls of the 'Black' Violins).

She has a drawing of a soul in this webinar video. (Audio-generated closed captions in the language of your choice.)

Conferencia Los violines negros caucanos - XII SIJI

"Gracias a diós y nuestro señor salvador, fue el diablo el que me enseñó a tocar violin."

"Thanks to God and our Lord Savior, it was the devil who taught me to play the violin"

Felipe Ibarra, violinista

(page 130)

Las Almas de los Violines 'Negros' (PDF)

Paloma Muñoz

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I was a devout Catholic child [View all] orthoclad Mar 2023 OP

You touched me with your powerful post. Duncanpup Mar 2023 #1

The discussion of the Bible orthoclad Mar 2023 #3

I'm going to be watching cilla4progress Mar 2023 #2

It sounds like you don't believe in organized religion. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #4

I have suspicions, but not faith, orthoclad Mar 2023 #8

Yes the epiphanies could have been a meditative state. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #14

Bohemian Gravity A Capella Science old as dirt Mar 2023 #17

It amazed me that orthoclad Mar 2023 #18

Thank you for the post ragemage Mar 2023 #5

Yes, I was shooting for orthoclad Mar 2023 #11

It took 8 years of Jesuit education to turn me into a life-long agnostic. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2023 #6

It's okay live like shit if everything is roses and cake after you die. I always thought that was brewens Mar 2023 #7

The old pie-in-the-sky orthoclad Mar 2023 #10

I had a boss ask me why should I have Christmas off if I don't believe ... LakeArenal Mar 2023 #9

Yeah, I sure get that. calimary Mar 2023 #12

I was raised very conservative Catholic Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2023 #13

They're just people orthoclad Mar 2023 #19

I had a very similar journey, Miguelito Loveless Mar 2023 #15

Life long atheist here, but... old as dirt Mar 2023 #16

Sounds like you'd enjoy the reincarnation book by Ian Stevenson... the universality of the Karadeniz Mar 2023 #20

That would require faith orthoclad Mar 2023 #21

No, not faith. Stevenson follows up claims, tests for accuracy. Karadeniz Mar 2023 #22