Quotation by

Alfred Korzybski

God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Even if a higher power pardons your moral mistakes, the physical effects of stress and anxiety caused by those mistakes remain in your body. Your brain and nervous system remember and react to these experiences regardless of spiritual forgiveness.

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