Brothers Karamazov

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Famous Excerpts

  The Problem of Evil __Speaks

"Tell me yourself, I challenge your answer. Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them peace and rest at last, but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature- that baby beating its breast with its fist, for instance- and to found that edifice on its unavenged tears, would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell the truth."

"No, I wouldn't consent," said Alyosha softly.

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"And can you admit the idea that men for whom you are building it would agree to accept their happiness on the foundation of the unexpiated blood of a little victim? And accepting it would remain happy for ever?"

"No, I can't admit it. Brother," said Alyosha suddenly, with flashing eyes, "you said just now, is there a being in the whole world who would have the right to forgive and could forgive? But there is a Being and He can forgive everything, all and for all, because He gave His innocent blood for all and everything. You have forgotten Him, and on Him is built the edifice, and it is to Him they cry aloud, 'Thou art just, O Lord, for Thy ways are revealed!"

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"Ah! the One without sin and His blood! No, I have not forgotten Him; on the contrary I've been wondering all the time how it was you did not bring Him in before, for usually all arguments on your side put Him in the foreground. Do you know, Alyosha- don't laugh I made a poem about a year ago. If you can waste another ten minutes on me, I'll tell it to you."

Chapter 1 - Why are People?

  We are machines created by genes, which are selfish in their pursuit
  If mankind desires a society of generosity and unselfishness, then do not expect help from biological nature
  The fundamental unit of selection is the gene, the unit of heredity.

2. What is Our Common Understanding of Reason

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3. What is Our Common Understanding of Reason

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This has come for all good men to come to the aid of their fellow. We must accept the challenge of freedom.

4. Position Held by the Greats

  Voltaire
  St. Augustine
  Martin Luther
  Eramus

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Author, Richard Dawkins

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Footnotes

Supplemental Information

Sources

  • Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion-Eastern and Western Thought Reese, W. L. (19??)
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