Human reasoning creates a paradox regarding the value of life.

Evidence

How can it be that reason denies life, and is at the same time its creator? … I felt that something here was wrong. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104
• XREF: connects to: Human knowledge fails to answer life’s fundamental questions. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 64; Despair often arises from logical conclusions about life. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 93; Many find life meaningless, yet continue to live. — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104 (+8 more)

Library Connections

• Many find life meaningless, yet continue to live. #exemplifies (0.85) — Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104

Broader Connections

• People can simultaneously dread and desire the catastrophic events they anticipate #exemplifies (0.75) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 509