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Ivan is sharing his fable of Christ imprisoned by the 16th-c Inquisitor: "But he alone can take over the freedom of men who appeases their conscience. ...For the mystery of man's being is not only in living, but in what one lives for. Without a firm idea of what he lives for, man will not consent to live and will sooner destroy himself than remain on earth, even if there is bread all around him."
— Jul 31, 2017 04:28AM
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Ivan Fyodorovich hallucinates the devil: " 'Judging by the enthusiasm with which you deny me,' the gentleman laughed, 'I'm convinced that you do believe in me all the same.' "
— Aug 05, 2017 03:57AM
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The elder Zosima recalls a discussion with the philanthropist: " ...the period of human /isolation/ must conclude. ...For everyone now strives most of all to separate his person, wishing to experience the fullness of life within himself, and yet what comes of all his efforts is not the fullness of life but full suicide, for instead of the fullness of self-definition, they fall into complete isolation."
— Aug 01, 2017 04:03AM
