Many find life meaningless, yet continue to live.
Evidence
I understood this, but still did not kill myself. β¦ I now see that I did not kill myself because I had, in a confused sort of way, inkling that my ideas were wrong. β Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim β Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104
- XREF: connects to: Despair often arises from logical conclusions about life. β Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 93; Human reasoning creates a paradox regarding the value of life. β Leo Tolstoy, A Confession, 104; Powerless hope is the sole precondition for continuing to live β Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections fromβ¦, 149 (+1 more)