Why didn't he just admit that he didn't believe in God?

>>8734420
I honestly shouldn't say this, since I've only read Notes and a bit of Crime and Punishment.
But are you retarded?

>>8734420
>When atheist """"""""""""""""freethinkers""""""""""" read Fyodor

Because he did believe in God.

>>8734420
Because he teleologically suspended the ethical

>>8734448
Leave Kierks, that reference doesn't even make any sense

The guy was a God fanboy

>>8734420
his whole career was escaping atheism ffs.

>>8734448
He did the exact opposite in c&p

>>8734467
He was struggling with the idea that God does not exist. He wanted to believe in God 100% but he had doubts. Many of his characters are explorations of those doubts.

>>8735284
wow it's almost like he was a person or something

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>>8734420
bet you didnt crack open any of him

>>8734420
If he wasn't so scared of hell he would. But look at his atheist characters, they all die, save Rodia who sort of redeems himself. I think a more proper argument would be why was Dmitri such a hot blooded, entitled cunt given he's a believer