# Off-Topic Thread vol. 2

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/off-topic-thread-vol-2/171718>\
**Category:** Intergalactic Summit\
**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/off-topic-thread-vol-2/171718 "2019-07-04T14:24:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valerie\_Valate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/valerie_valate/32/386231_2.png) [@Valerie\_Valate](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Valerie_Valate)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/off-topic-thread-vol-2/171718/6340 "2023-09-30T07:56:45Z")

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> [@On Those With Inferior Blood](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/on-those-with-inferior-blood/412029/285):
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> > [@On Those With Inferior Blood](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/on-those-with-inferior-blood/412029/284):
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> > And Synthia’s definition is as good as any for that.
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> I’m not sure it is, though, Dr. Valate? As I said above it seems like it reduces a “soul” to the unique experiences that shape an individual differently from an originally-identical counterpart. Which we could just as easily call, like, “nurture” (at least for the childhood bit) or, more generally, “experience.”
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> If that’s all it is it’s hard to distinguish from “mind.”

It’s not all it is, but it’s a start at definition, and once something is defined, it’s a lot easier to determine if it is present or not.

Synthia being who she is, things that are Observable but not Measurable, tend to puzzle her.

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