Immortality
exemption from death; the state of everlasting life. The dogma of the immortality of the soul is very ancient. It is connected with almost all religions, though under an infinite variety of conceptions. By the immortality of the soul we understand the endless continuation of our personality, our consciousness, and will. There are so many reasons to render immortality probable that with most nations the belief is as clear and firm as the belief in a god; in fact the two dogmas are intimately connected in the minds of most men. The hope of immortality new his chase, and his corporeal senses present-one in which the hunter will represent. also considered as a shadow of the of shadows, and the life after death was lieved to live in the other world as a sort Romans the spirits of the dead were be- tions. Among the ancient Greeks and shall have their accustomed gratification. Among rude peoples the life after death is usually reg being not essentially different from the present-one in which the hunter will renew his chase, and his corporeal senses regarded as a state of graves. tions. Among the ancient Greeks and Romans the spirits of the dead were believed to live in the other world as a sort of shadows, and the life after death was also considered as a shadow of the present. ers, also known as everlasting flowers, and