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“At some stage of evolution man must have discovered that he can kill not only animals and fellow-men but also himself. It can be assumed that life has never since been the same to him.”
-- Professor Stengel
Yes, and we have been a very emo sort of primate ever since.
And, no, I don’t know who Professor Stengel is, either. This quote was extracted from Mr. Alvarez’s “The Savage God”. Alvarez is arguing against the idea that suicide is a problem of conditions, such as being too isolated from society for instance, but that it is an inextricable part of human nature - not a problem that can be solved. We, each and every one of us, feel the weight and burden of our existential struggle, and sometimes a person decides that he or she no longer wants to bear that struggle. Once we get past the innocence of childhood, that question is always before us: is life worth living? This question itself becomes part of our existential struggle.
-- Professor Stengel
Yes, and we have been a very emo sort of primate ever since.
And, no, I don’t know who Professor Stengel is, either. This quote was extracted from Mr. Alvarez’s “The Savage God”. Alvarez is arguing against the idea that suicide is a problem of conditions, such as being too isolated from society for instance, but that it is an inextricable part of human nature - not a problem that can be solved. We, each and every one of us, feel the weight and burden of our existential struggle, and sometimes a person decides that he or she no longer wants to bear that struggle. Once we get past the innocence of childhood, that question is always before us: is life worth living? This question itself becomes part of our existential struggle.
