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8734420 No.8734420 [Reply] [Original]

Why didn't he just admit that he didn't believe in God?

>> No.8734429

>>8734420
I honestly shouldn't say this, since I've only read Notes and a bit of Crime and Punishment.
But are you retarded?

>> No.8734441

>>8734420
>When atheist """"""""""""""""freethinkers""""""""""" read Fyodor

>> No.8734444

Because he did believe in God.

>> No.8734448

>>8734420
Because he teleologically suspended the ethical

>> No.8734450

>>8734448
Leave Kierks, that reference doesn't even make any sense

>> No.8734453

The guy was a God fanboy

>> No.8734467

>>8734420
his whole career was escaping atheism ffs.

>> No.8734911

>>8734448
He did the exact opposite in c&p

>> No.8735284

>>8734467
He was struggling with the idea that God does not exist. He wanted to believe in God 100% but he had doubts. Many of his characters are explorations of those doubts.

>> No.8735488

>>8735284
wow it's almost like he was a person or something

>> No.8735494
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8735494

>>8734420
bet you didnt crack open any of him

>> No.8735538

>>8734420
If he wasn't so scared of hell he would. But look at his atheist characters, they all die, save Rodia who sort of redeems himself. I think a more proper argument would be why was Dmitri such a hot blooded, entitled cunt given he's a believer