Excerpt from The Idea of Immortality: Its Development and ValueIn 1915 the writer was appointed lecturer on the Baird Foundation. In normal circumstances the lectures would have been given in 1917, but owing to the war their delivery was postponed for a year. This volume contains the lectures as they were read in Glasgow in January and February 1918. They include, however, a considerable amount of matter which had to be omitted then owing to limitations of time.At present the subject of Immortality is one which provokes a great deal of interest and discussion, and various books and essays have appeared dealing with the problem in some of its aspects. But the present work follows a line of its own, and this perhaps may serve to justify its appearance. If the line of thought here developed should prove suggestive and helpful to those whom this great theme attracts or perplexes, the author will feel well rewarded.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.