ARGUMENT FOR THE LIFE HEREAFTER

Argument for the Life Hereafter ~ 182 ~ longest of all forms of plant-life. But wheat, which likewise, has no nervous system, survives for only one year. And the amoeba, with a minute nervous system, survives for only half an hour. These examples would appear to imply the reverse—that is, animals belonging to the higher species, with perfect nervous systems, should live longer. But that is not the case either. Creatures relatively lower down the evolutionary scale, like crocodiles, turtles and fishes, are the ones who survive the longest. All the investigations so far carried out with the objective of showing that death need not be a certainty have met with total failure. The fact still remains that, one-day, all human beings will have to die. There is no avoiding death. Dr. Alexis Carrel, a French Nobel prize-winner, who has done advanced research in tissue culture, has discussed this problem at length under the heading of Inward Time. Man will never tire of seeking immortality. He will not attain it, because he is bound by certain laws of his organic constitution. He may succeed in retarding, perhaps even in