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A quotation from Ingersoll

Christians have placed upon the throne of the universe a God of eternal hate. I cannot worship a being whose vengeance is boundless, whose cruelty is shoreless, and whose malice is increased by the agonies he inflicts.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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A quotation from Ingersoll

Christians have placed upon the throne of the universe a God of eternal hate. I cannot worship a being whose vengeance is boundless, whose cruelty is shoreless, and whose malice is increased by the agonies he inflicts.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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A quotation from Ingersoll

Christians have placed upon the throne of the universe a God of eternal hate. I cannot worship a being whose vengeance is boundless, whose cruelty is shoreless, and whose malice is increased by the agonies he inflicts.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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A quotation from Ingersoll

Christians have placed upon the throne of the universe a God of eternal hate. I cannot worship a being whose vengeance is boundless, whose cruelty is shoreless, and whose malice is increased by the agonies he inflicts.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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Hell has been a topic of discussion across various cultures and religions for centuries. Many view it as a place of punishment for the wicked, while others see it as a state of being or separation from the divine. The interpretations vary widely, but the concept remains a powerful part of human belief systems. Understanding these perspectives can deepen our insights into morality and justice. #Afterlife #Philosophy #Religion #Theology #Morality

Hell is often described as a place of eternal separation from God, serving as a final consequence for unrepented sin according to many religious teachings.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Salvation #Eschatology

Hell is often described as a place of eternal separation from God, serving as a final consequence for unrepented sin according to many religious teachings.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Salvation #Eschatology

Hell is often described as a place of eternal separation from God, serving as a final consequence for unrepented sin according to many religious teachings.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Salvation #Eschatology

Hell is often described as a place of eternal separation from God, serving as a final consequence for unrepented sin according to many religious teachings.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Salvation #Eschatology

Hell is often described as a place of eternal separation from God, serving as a final consequence for unrepented sin according to many religious teachings.

#Hell #Afterlife #Theology #Salvation #Eschatology

Hell is not a distant threat; it's a real test of what we claim to know, how we live, and what we fear about truth. In a world of shifting sands, conscience and accountability remain piercingly clear.
#Hell #BiblicalHell #Eschatology #Afterlife #Judgment
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/what-if-you-are-wrong-about-everything

Hell is not a distant threat; it's a real test of what we claim to know, how we live, and what we fear about truth. In a world of shifting sands, conscience and accountability remain piercingly clear.
#Hell #BiblicalHell #Eschatology #Afterlife #Judgment
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/what-if-you-are-wrong-about-everything

Hell is not a distant threat; it's a real test of what we claim to know, how we live, and what we fear about truth. In a world of shifting sands, conscience and accountability remain piercingly clear.
#Hell #BiblicalHell #Eschatology #Afterlife #Judgment
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/what-if-you-are-wrong-about-everything

Hell is not a distant threat; it's a real test of what we claim to know, how we live, and what we fear about truth. In a world of shifting sands, conscience and accountability remain piercingly clear.
#Hell #BiblicalHell #Eschatology #Afterlife #Judgment
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/what-if-you-are-wrong-about-everything

Hell is not a distant threat; it's a real test of what we claim to know, how we live, and what we fear about truth. In a world of shifting sands, conscience and accountability remain piercingly clear.
#Hell #BiblicalHell #Eschatology #Afterlife #Judgment
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/what-if-you-are-wrong-about-everything

Heaven is often described as a place of eternal peace and joy, where believers are united with God. Many religious texts provide insights into what heaven is like, emphasizing its beauty and the absence of suffering. It's a central theme in many faiths, offering hope and comfort to millions. Understanding different perspectives on heaven can enrich our spiritual journey. #Heaven #Spirituality #Faith #Afterlife #Hope

Heaven is often described as a place of eternal peace and joy, where believers are united with God. Many religious texts provide insights into what heaven is like, emphasizing its beauty and the absence of suffering. It's a central theme in many faiths, offering hope and comfort to millions. Understanding different perspectives on heaven can enrich our spiritual journey. #Heaven #Spirituality #Faith #Afterlife #Hope

Heaven is often described as a place of eternal peace and joy, where believers are united with God. Many religious texts provide insights into what heaven is like, emphasizing its beauty and the absence of suffering. It's a central theme in many faiths, offering hope and comfort to millions. Understanding different perspectives on heaven can enrich our spiritual journey. #Heaven #Spirituality #Faith #Afterlife #Hope

Heaven is often described as a place of eternal peace and joy, where believers are united with God. Many religious texts provide insights into what heaven is like, emphasizing its beauty and the absence of suffering. It's a central theme in many faiths, offering hope and comfort to millions. Understanding different perspectives on heaven can enrich our spiritual journey. #Heaven #Spirituality #Faith #Afterlife #Hope

Heaven is often described as a place of eternal peace and joy, where believers are united with God. Many religious texts provide insights into what heaven is like, emphasizing its beauty and the absence of suffering. It's a central theme in many faiths, offering hope and comfort to millions. Understanding different perspectives on heaven can enrich our spiritual journey. #Heaven #Spirituality #Faith #Afterlife #Hope

I find it fascinating that many cultures envision heaven as a place of peace and reward, reflecting a deep human hope for something beyond this life.

#heaven #afterlife #spirituality #beliefs #eternity

I find it fascinating that many cultures envision heaven as a place of peace and reward, reflecting a deep human hope for something beyond this life.

#heaven #afterlife #spirituality #beliefs #eternity

I find it fascinating that many cultures envision heaven as a place of peace and reward, reflecting a deep human hope for something beyond this life.

#heaven #afterlife #spirituality #beliefs #eternity

I find it fascinating that many cultures envision heaven as a place of peace and reward, reflecting a deep human hope for something beyond this life.

#heaven #afterlife #spirituality #beliefs #eternity

I find it fascinating that many cultures envision heaven as a place of peace and reward, reflecting a deep human hope for something beyond this life.

#heaven #afterlife #spirituality #beliefs #eternity

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

DEATH, GOD, &
A VERY SMALL SPIDER 💎

I am increasingly aware that I will leave this world. I don’t know when. I don’t know how. Perhaps within the next decade. Perhaps sooner. Who knows.

And strangely, there is less fear in that now. Most of the fear seems to belong to what I imagine is unknown.

If death is simply the end of Robin and the end of this consciousness, then there will be nobody there to be bothered by it. It will simply be over. And if there is something beyond this life, another realm, another dimension, another form of consciousness, then I suppose I will recognise it when I get there.

I don’t know. And I am quite happy not knowing.

Human beings have created manifold books, religions and pictures of God, spirit, heaven, continuation and eternity. Perhaps some of them point towards something true. Perhaps some are simply beautiful ways of comforting ourselves in the face of death.

But every picture I can make of what comes next is still a picture being made here.

I don’t want to manufacture comfort. I want clarity. I want to meet whatever happens without having already decided what it is supposed to look like.

Maybe there is something. Maybe there is nothing. Either way, reality does not require my opinion.

And while I am sitting here contemplating this enormous mystery, a tiny spider appears beside me. He is absurdly small. I stop, look at him, laugh, and decide he can stay.

And suddenly, there it all is. Death. Consciousness. God. Eternity. And a tiny spider wandering across my morning.

The fire is on. The coffee is good. People are interacting with things I have written. The spider is minding his own business.

Life has not stopped being ordinary just because I know it ends. I rather like that.

None of it means anything until I give it meaning. And this morning, the meaning I choose is very simple.

Gratitude.

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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

Infinite punishment is infinite cruelty, endless injustice, immortal meanness. To worship an eternal gaoler hardens, debases, and pollutes even the vilest soul. While there is one sad and breaking heart in the universe, no good being can be perfectly happy.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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A quotation from Cicero

MARCUS: Don’t our friends, the philosophers, put their names on the very books they write condemning the quest for fame?
 
[Quid? Nostri philosophi nonne in his libris ipsis, quos scribunt de contemnenda gloria, sua nomina inscribunt?]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 15 (1.15) / sec. 34 (1.34) (45 BC) [tr. Habinek (1996)]

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A quotation from Cicero

MARCUS: Death is no annihilation, carrying off and blotting out everything, but rather, if I may so describe it, a change of abode, and an alteration in our manner of life.
 
[Mortem non interitum esse omnia tollentem atque delentem, sed quandam quasi migrationem commutationemque vitae.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 12 (1.12) / sec. 27 (1.27) (45 BC) [ed. Harbottle (1897)]

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A quotation from Ingersoll

The God of Hell should be held in loathing, contempt and scorn. A God who threatens eternal pain should be hated, not loved — cursed, not worshiped. A heaven presided over by such a God must be below the lowest hell. I want no part in any heaven in which the saved, the ransomed and redeemed will drown with shouts of joy the cries and sobs of hell — in which happiness will forget misery, where the tears of the lost only increase laughter and double bliss.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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Hell is often depicted as a place of punishment in various religions. It is frequently described as fiery and eternal. Cultural interpretations vary across history and literature

#afterlife #punishment #religion #mythology #literature

A quotation from Robert Green Ingersoll

   Is it necessary that Heaven should borrow its light from the glare of Hell?
   Infinite punishment is infinite cruelty, endless injustice, immortal meanness. To worship an eternal gaoler hardens, debases, and pollutes even the vilest soul. While there is one sad and breaking heart in the universe, no good being can be perfectly happy.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York

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A quotation from Josh Billings

I am allwuss more than haff afraid ov the man, who kant talk 5 minnitts with me, on enny subjekt, without expressing grate anxiety about my soul.
 
[I am always more than half afraid of the man who can’t talk five minutes with me, on any subject, without expressing great anxiety about my soul.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-07 (1876 ed.)

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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

The doctrine of eternal pain is my trouble with this Christian religion. I reject it on account of its infinite heartlessness.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

In this world we never will be perfectly civilized as long as a gallows casts its shadow upon the earth. As long as there is a penitentiary, within the walls of which a human being is immured, we are not a perfectly civilized people. We shall never be perfectly civilized until we do away with crime.
   And yet, according to this Christian religion, God is to have an eternal penitentiary; he is to be an everlasting jailer, an everlasting turnkey, a warden of an infinite dungeon, and he is going to keep prisoners there forever, not for the purpose of reforming them — because they are never going to get any better, only worse — but for the purpose of purposeless punishment. And for what? For something they failed to believe in this world. Born in ignorance, supported by poverty, caught in the snares of temptation, deformed by toil, stupefied by want — and yet held responsible through the countless ages of eternity! No man can think of a greater horror; no man can dream of a greater absurdity.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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Cat Heaven

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://warandpeas.com/2026/01/11/cat-heaven/

Transparent

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#Catchoftheday
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Das Land ohne Heimkehr: die Gedanken der Babylonier-Assyrer über Tod und Jenseits nebst Schlussfolgerungen" by Friedrich Delitzsch

[Stuttgart: Dt. Verl.-Anst., 1911]

http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/98921

#death #deathcult #afterlife #eschatology

Reckon I'd fancy a hand of cards with ol' Saint Pete for a cold one, once I'm outback in the sky!

#LastWishes #Afterlife #Beer #StairwayToHeaven #SctPeter #cards #humor #digitalpainting #aiart #digitalart

The investigation quickly revealed the depth of a New “Lost Cause” narrative that positioned the insurrectionists as freedom fighters who had answered the call of their leader. They had shown up patriotically to “stop the steal,” and thus protect “their” country...

Read more, including essays by Stephen Berry and Gwendolyn Midlo Hall that extensively discuss #January6th #January6thReport in #AfterLife:
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1927-after-life

From a section of our Conclusion to #AfterLife (@haymarketbooks) on #January6th, entitled "Three Wednesdays in January: Insurrection, Impeachment, and Inauguration":

#January6thReport #January6thCommittee #January6thHearing #January6thInsurrection
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1927-after-life

Check out an interview on Near-Death Experiences with expert Gregory Shushan from Dr Angela Puca's Angela's Symposium on Twitch
https://t.co/G8BlTj7Hqf
#afterlife #neardeathexperiences
#paganism #esoterica

DEATH & AFTERLIFE ROUNDTABLE - Patrons + Academics https://youtu.be/GUFHEVe92vY
#death #afterlife #occult #paganism #wicca #escoterica #academia #NearDeathExperiences #NDE #Elysium

"After Life S01E03 VOSTFR — extrait Des cristaux thérapeutiques à Dieu créateur du tout" 😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKKTFaJpRc

Extrait de l'épisode 3 de "After Life", écrit, réalisé et joué par Ricky #Gervais.

Voir aussi cet extrait télévisé :
"Ricky Gervais - L'#Athéisme et l'#Agnosticisme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQ_YpmQ1WE

#AfterLife #cristal #Dieu