The only aim of life is
death at the end of it, and death is the goal toward which every
activity of the living organism eagerly strives."
Paul looked at Wilhelm and Schrotter, but as they were silent he
said nothing. Schrotter after consideration, said:
"Why do you separate a part of the eternal principle from itself?"
"To make its unity manifold through divisibility, to arrive at the
consciousness of the 'ego,' through the creation of an absolute
negation."
"Your eternal principle then," said Schrotter, "appears to you like
some lord or master, who is lonely because he is by himself in the
world, and wishes to have the society of others."
"Over this, however, is placed the creation of the negation arriving
at the consciousness of its own 'ego,' in addition to the knowledge
of the object it has in view; thus consciousness precedes the rest,"
said Wilhelm.
Dorfling shook his head.
"These objections are close reasoning. You will find them answered
in the book."
"You are right," said Schrotter, "it is unfair to criticize before
we have read the book. I only want to make one remark, not in the
sense of criticism, but rather to confirm a fact. Your "Philosophy
of Deliverance" is no other than a form of Christianity which looks
upon the earth as a vale of tears, on life as a banishment, and on
death as going home to the Father's house.
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