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> LeMaitre wasn't imposing his superstitions on science.

... because the two are not compatible, exactly.

> but that soul is metaphysical and immune to experiment -- and therefore doesn't conflict with science.

Yes, it does. Being untestable is about as incompatible with science as you can get. And arbitrarily labeling an untestable claim with a fancy word also doesn't make it compatible with science.

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