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Raphael Dorsainvil. Does The Universe Need Me?
Preface
Chapter 1. Universal Need
Chapter 2. Self-assessment and Universal Need
Chapter 3. No need
Chapter 4. Why does the universe need me?
Chapter 5. Defining Universal Need
Chapter 6. Why ask this question?
Chapter 7. Does it matter if the universe needs me or not?
Chapter 8. Atomic Necessity
Chapter 9. Universal Need and Physical Conditionality
Reifying Purpose:
Chapter 10. Universal Need and The Anthropic Principle
Chapter 11. Death and Universal Need
Bibliography
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The question of universal need arose from living a life akin to that of Sisyphus⎯a monotonous life in which I existed as a mere object of labor, mired in platitude, and futility. Living in the mirage of stability authored by a steady paycheck, while concurrently sustaining an ongoing inner dialogue with a corrosive sadness⎯one day, sitting in front of my computer, feeling empty⎯I asked my self, “Does the universe need me?” At that moment, asking the question was an effort to abate the emptiness that was related to the idea⎯my existence was a means to no end.
It was emptiness that led to the question⎯not a penchant to satisfy philosophical curiosity, or to present an analytical magnum opus to society. The emptiness was one element of an emotional mixture that included a desperation for a clearly predetermined objective for existence. I believed, knowing and understanding this objective would direct me, thus securing my confidence that existence was purposive.
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On the night of December 30, 1610, Bathory’s cousin, Count Thurzo, raided the Cachtice Castle. During the raid, Thurzo tripped over the chopped upped body of a girl in the castle’s courtyard. To capture Bathory, Thurzo had to travel 150 ft. below the castle only to encounter an iron door with spikes. In the main room of the castle was a girl’s body depleted of blood, and some were found in the dungeon alive with perforated flesh.
Bathory and her helpers were apprehended to bare stern justice. Bathory’s replacement witch, Erzsi Majorova, was sentenced to death for accepting fees to dispose of the bodies. Lloona Joo and Dorothea Szentes had their fingers cut with hot pincers because their hands were advocates of torture; afterward they were roasted alive by being tossed into a fire. Ficzko, the dwarf servant, was decollated, depleted of blood, and roasted. During the trial, a witness named “Zusanna” presented a list that was found in Bathory’s drawers. The list detailed 650 names of the girls Bathory murdered⎯written in her handwriting.
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