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I do not believe in the least that either the body of H. G. Wells or his personality is
immortal, but I do believe that the growing process of thought, knowledge, and
will of which we are parts, of which I am a part, and of which you are a part, may ...
I do not believe in the least that either the body of H. G. Wells or his personality is
immortal, but I do believe that the growing process of thought, knowledge, and
will of which we are parts, of which I am a part, and of which you are a part, may ...
Page 90
the immortal soul of the race — is taking control of the direction of our lives. If I
had the time and erudition, I think I could make an argument to show that this
idea of the immortal soul of the race in which our own lives are like passing
thoughts, ...
the immortal soul of the race — is taking control of the direction of our lives. If I
had the time and erudition, I think I could make an argument to show that this
idea of the immortal soul of the race in which our own lives are like passing
thoughts, ...
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How much, in short, must one achieve in order to attain immortality? In the
second place, this doctrine fails to furnish any negative check on human conduct.
Virtue is immortal, but how about vice? Shall we again resort to the belief in
Judgment ...
How much, in short, must one achieve in order to attain immortality? In the
second place, this doctrine fails to furnish any negative check on human conduct.
Virtue is immortal, but how about vice? Shall we again resort to the belief in
Judgment ...
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