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Thoughts on Death and Immortality: From the Papers of a Thinker, along with an Appendix of Theological Satirical Epigrams, Edited by One of his Friends

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I bought this book in 1997 after a long search for a non-religious, non-supernatural explanation for the big questions: What is the meaning of life? Why does anything exist at all? What is the ultimate purpose of existence? How and why did the universe become conscious?

Feuerbach is clever in that he gives you all the information you need to find these answers yourself without ever actually summing it up in a tidy one-sentence answer (although it "is" there if you know how to read between the lines). This is the best possible way to do it, but it can be maddening to someone who is incapable of comprehending and piecing together the enormous concepts that are brought forth in this book. Through simple observation of the natural world, Feuerbach has unlocked a code that is reflected in not only the natural world, but in everything: the sub-atomic world, the human experience, space, time, consciousness, love and eternity.

After reading this book (which took several months, because I made every effort to grasp the meaning of every sentence before as I went), I had an epiphany which changed forever the way I look at my life, existence and God.

Be warned, this book is not for the lazy-minded. It is a text-book (in a way) which trains your mind to see things that have always been there but, much like a "Magic Eye" picture, were previously hidden.

A "bible" of sorts for the aspiring thinker!

When I received the book, I thought wow. It is a glossy, hard cover (sort of) paperback. It looked so promising. However, when I went to read the book I was flustered. The author writes in sentences and word combinations that to me spell "I don't know what I'm talking about so I'll use these sentence structures so I look good".

Beyond this, I tried to understand his work. He had no concrete authority for some of his thoughts. I do not think you can just espouse a theory without providing hooks to help it stand up to argument. Really it is just a book of opinions written in gobbldy gook.

I do not recommend you buy this book or this author.

Jimmy