The doctrine of eternal punishment is the infamy of infamies. As I have often said, the man who believes in eternal torment, in the justice of endless pain, is suffering from at least two diseases-petrifaction of the heart and putrefaction of the brain. (Robert G. Ingersoll)

The doctrine of eternal punishment is the infamy of infamies. As I have often said, the man who believes in eternal torment, in the justice of endless pain, is suffering from at least two diseases-petrifaction of the heart and putrefaction of the brain.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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