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The Goodness of Life, Even Unto Death

02 Feb 2026

Jason Morgan

animals, death, holding on to life, humans

A few weeks ago I watched one of our beloved animals die. Our companion and friend for more than twenty years, one of our kitty cats, wizened with old age, lay on our bed with us and breathed his last. We wept over him. I prayed that he would be allowed to go peacefully....

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Dasein ohne Leben (or “Existence without Life”): A Nazi Film Argues for Killing the Weakest

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The Nazis produced powerful propaganda. Among their many propaganda products was “Dasein ohne Leben,” which is German for “Existence without Life.” The original film and its copies were lost at the end of World War II. What follows is the transcript of a ten-minute...

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