A dented metal shield leans beside a wilting white lily in a dark waterside landscape at dusk.

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Albert Camus

…since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn’t it be better for God if we refuse to believe in Him and struggle with all out might against death, without raising our eyes toward the heaven where he sits in silence?

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The question proposes resisting death without looking for an answer from a silent heaven. Its challenge concerns belief and human action; it does not establish a theological truth or promise that death can be defeated. Readable archived wording remains.

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