Without a belief in personal immortality, religion surely is like an arch resting on one pillar, like a bridge ending in an abyss. (Max Müller)

Without a belief in personal immortality, religion surely is like an arch resting on one pillar, like a bridge ending in an abyss.

Max Müller

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