Fa. Because they hurt the Sight.
Eu. Is it not the Mind that sees?
Fa. It is, for those that are dead see nothing. But what can a Carpenter do with an Ax whose Edge is spoiled?
Eu. Then you do acknowledge the Body is the Organ of the Mind?
Fa. That's plain.
Eu. And you grant that in a vitiated Body the Mind either cannot act at all, or if it does, it is with Inconvenience?
Fa. Very likely.
Eu. Well, I find I have an intelligent Person to deal with; suppose the Soul of a Man was to pass into the Body of a Cock, would it make the same Sound it does now?
Fa. No to be sure.
Eu. What would hinder?