Tag Archives: “Eternal Life”

“Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back after the goods are not delivered.”

- Victor J. Stenger
Posted on July 16, 2017 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Most people can’t bear to sit in a church for an hour on Sundays. How are they supposed to live somewhere very similar to it for eternity?”

-- Mark Twain
Posted on January 15, 2017 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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Sci-Fi Writer Explores Death From Near Future

Monica Byrne juxtaposes inevitability of death with fixation on eternal life
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Science fiction writer, playwright and culture critic Monica Byrne explores the experience of witnessing death from the perspective of a 318-year-old woman in her Ted Talk, “A Sci-Fi Vision of Love From a 318-Year-Old Hologram.” The woman is named Pilar, and … Continue reading →

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Clothes As Bodies: The Art of Christian Boltanski

"No Man's Land" highlights death and the human condition
Posted on December 20, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

When Christian Boltanski proposed his idea for an art installation at the Park Avenue Armory in 2010, no one expected him to use so many clothes. Sitting at the center of the expansive installation was a 40-foot-tall mound of clothing, flanked … Continue reading →

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