Vale of tears
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"Vale of tears" or "Valley of tears" is a Christian phrase referring to the tribulations of life that Christian doctrine says are left behind only when one leaves the world and enters Heaven. The phra
Gustave Doré, The Valley of Tears
Meaning of life
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The meaning of life is the concept of an individual's life, human life, or existence in general having an inherent significance or a philosophical point. There is no consensus on the specifics of such
Vale of tears
…The phrase also appears in "Be Still, My Soul" (1855), the English translation of the German Lutheran hymn. Meaning of life Mortal coil…
Socrates
Timeline of the expansion of the universe, where space is represented schematically at each time by circular sections. On the left, the dramatic expansion of inflation; at the center, the expansion accelerates (artist's concept; neither time nor size are to scale)
Plato and Aristotle in The School of Athens fresco by Raphael. Plato is pointing heavenwards, and Aristotle is gesturing to the world.
Epicurus by Agostino Scilla, circa 1670–1680. The philosopher holds a text that reads "whatever you do, do wisely and think of consequences."