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Chapter 7

           

           “Doyouknowthereisalimitofignominy,beyondwhichman’sconsciousnessofshamecannotgo,andafterwhichbeginssatisfactioninshame?Well,ofcoursehumilityisagreatforceinthatsense,Iadmitthat—thoughnotinthesenseinwhichreligionaccountshumilitytobestrength!

           “Religion!—Iadmiteternallife—andperhapsIalwaysdidadmitit.

           “AdmittedthatconsciousnessiscalledintoexistencebythewillofaHigherPower;admittedthatthisconsciousnesslooksoutupontheworldandsays‘Iam;’andadmittedthattheHigherPowerwillsthattheconsciousnesssocalledintoexistence,besuddenlyextinguished(forso—forsomeunexplainedreason—itisandmustbe)—stilltherecomestheeternalquestion—whymustIbehumblethroughallthis?IsitnotenoughthatIamdevoured,withoutmybeingexpectedtoblessthepowerthatdevoursme?Surely—surelyIneednotsupposethatSomebody—there—willbeoffendedbecauseIdonotwishtoliveoutthefortnightallowedme?Idon’tbelieveit.

           “Itismuchsimpler,andfarmorelikely,tobelievethatmydeathisneeded—thedeathofaninsignificantatom—inordertofulfilthegeneralharmonyoftheuniverse—inordertomakeevensomeplusorminusinthesumofexistence.

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