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So this whole series so far has been about this project that Camus dedicated his life to, where he wants

to affirm the kinds of creatures that we are without falling into the trap of system building.

If in the myth of Sisyphus, Camus shows us the importance of lucidity in the face of the absurd,

if in the plague he shows us how, when we take seriously the kinds of creatures we are,

it leads to solidarity with our fellow people.

If in the rebel, he shows us how, as creatures, we have certain lines that can't be crossed,

and that by saying no to something, we affirm the lines that cannot be crossed in the human dignity of others. If these are all uncontroversial statements

to make about what it is to be a human being, then in Camus' next book, the fall, he's going to

extend this line of reasoning to the concepts of judgment and human error, or our fallenness,

you could say, if you want to put it in more religious

terms.

That nobody out there is beyond judgment or beyond making mistakes.

But, man, isn't it so common for people to rationalize their behavior or create elaborate

systems in their life, all in an attempt to avoid both of these things?

Do you know anybody like that in your life?

Chibby said, we've already talked about

the plot points of the fall on this podcast. It was episode 170. It was part of the creation

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