"Dostoevsky puts a similar idea into the mouth of one of his characters, Versilov: that it is enough to renounce absolutes, to rid oneself of any claim to immortality is enough for men to learn to reconcile themselves with the earth, that is, with their finitude and fragility, finally loving one another, because there is no love except where there is a sharing of a common destiny and a feeling of pity for those who die, that is, for everyone. This idea in Dostoevsky's novel is not refuted, but simply put into the mouth of the Devil and dismantled with the most bitter of smiles. (chap. 5)"
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