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	The &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; is the starting point of ownership from which all else resides. You may substitute the term &amp;ldquo;your mind&amp;rdquo; for &amp;ldquo;your will&amp;rdquo; if it helps you clarify the deduction. The will is preferred to the mind and a distinction may be helpful. A mind is a qualifier for a will, but a mind need not have a &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt;. For example, the undeveloped or underdeveloped mind may not be in command of the body; as is seen in an infant or someone within a vegetative state. But, even is situations as such there is quasi control of ones will (only under external mind control would someone&amp;rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; be forfeited). &amp;nbsp;Therefore, a &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; is a better substitute for our language needs.&amp;nbsp; Therefore, we may make the claim that our body is simply a tool of our &lt;em&gt;will.&lt;/em&gt; You may say that our &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; is our only nontransferable possession, endowed to us by the process of birth or, in the language of epistemology, the &lt;em&gt;will&lt;/em&gt; is that which all else is deducted, the &lt;em&gt;a priori&lt;/em&gt; of ownership from which all else is exchanged &lt;em&gt;a posteriori&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>