196. This can be illustrated by the thoughts of man in that space does not pertain to thoughts, for whatever is intently thought of is set before one as present. Again, whoever thinks about it knows that his sight recognizes spaces only by intermediate objects on the earth that are seen at the same time, or by recalling what he already knows about the distance. This happens because there is continuity, and in what is continuous there is no appearance of distance except from what is not continuous. This happens especially with the angels, because their sight acts as one with their thought and their thought as one with their affection, and because things appear near or remote and are also varied, in accordance with the states of their interiors, as has been said above.