5860. The spirits present with a person also adopt his false opinions, whatever they may be like, as much experience has served to prove to me. Thus they adopt not only false opinions that have to do with public duties and private behaviour but also those that have to do with spiritual matters of faith. From this it may be seen that the spirits present with people who cling to heresies, to misconceptions and illusions so far as truths of faith are concerned, and to falsities, cling to the same things; there is not the slightest difference between the two. The purpose of this is that a person may be left in freedom and not be disturbed by anything of the spirit's own.