Is Death the End?: Being a Statement of the Arguments for Immortality; a Justification, from the Standpoint of Modern Scientific and Philosophic Thought, of the Immortal Hope; and a Consideration of the Conditions of Immortality and Their Relation to Facts and Problems of Present Human ExistenceG. P. Putnam's sons, 1915 - 382 ページ |
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accept Alfred Russel Wallace animal annihilation argument beauty believe body brain Christian conception of immortality conclusion conditional immortality consciousness continued cosmic process creature death demonstration desire difference divine dreams earth eternal Everlasting evidence evolution existence experience explain F. W. H. Myers fact faith future G. P. Putnam's Sons grave heart heaven Herbert Spencer Hugo Münsterberg Human Immortality idea of immortality immortal hope individual infinite interpretation James Martineau John Fiske knowledge light living man's material matter means mental mind modern moral nature never organism Origin of Species phenomena physical possible present problem Professor proof proved Psychical Research question reality realm reason regarded Religion says scientific seen Sir Oliver Lodge social Society for Psychical soul species spirit struggle sure survival tality theory things Thomas Huxley thought tion true truth universe vision Wilhelm Ostwald words
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