One-way Journey, Prof. Dr. Werner Gitt [top books to read txt] 📗

One-way Journey

Four skulls lie on a low wall in a church in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Above them is a sign bearing the words, “Who was the fool? Who was the wise man? Who was the beggar? Who was the emperor?” The emperor’s power and wealth are no longer there to give us a clue to his identity. Maybe the beggar’s skull is directly beside his, but likewise, the beggar’s poverty, rags and rumbling stomach are no longer there to attest to his identity. Perhaps we should erect a second sign with the words: “Death has made them equals!” But is this, in fact, the case?

Unlike marketing strategies that target certain classes of customers, death is certainly no respecter of persons; no-one can escape it by reason of class distinction. It is no wonder, then, that many people have paused to reflect deeply on it, whether philosophers, poets, politicians, sportsmen, actors, illiterates or Nobel Laureates. The ancient Egyptians were particularly assiduous; their Pyramids of Giza are the world’s largest monuments commemorating death. But is such human effort really of any value? In the words of the German poet Emanuel Geibel: “Life is an eternal riddle, death an eternal mystery.” Of the many attempts to comprehend the meaning of death, the theory of evolution is undeniably the most widely renowned.

Death in the worldview of evolution

Death is deeply anchored in the constructs of evolution; so much so that we would have to conclude that without death there would be no life

Publication Date: 08-01-2018

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Dedication:
This tract introduces the concept of the “death train”, which is running towards eternal perdition and the “life train” with heaven as its destination.