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Anne Frank's belief in the divine spark

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Even while experiencing Nazi horrors, Anne Frank wrote in her diary that she nonetheless believed there is something eternal and good in every human being, cited as the purest form of belief, absolutely counter-factual.

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“but nonetheless I believe there is something eternal and good in every human being”
1:31:08 Are Catastrophes Virtual?2010-10-13 · 1:41:41
“In spite of all the horrors that the Germans are doing, I still believe in essential divine goodness of every human person.”
“I believe that there is a divine spark in every human being.”

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1:31:08 Are Catastrophes Virtual?2010-10-13 · 1:41:41
Even while experiencing Nazi horrors, Anne Frank wrote in her diary that she nonetheless believed there is something eternal and good in every human being, cited as the purest form of belief, absolutely counter-factual., illustrating authentic belief,counter-factual ethics,the fragile absolute
Žižek cites Anne Frank's diary passage asserting belief in the fundamental divine goodness of every human person despite the Nazi horrors as exemplifying the structure of authentic belief: a crazy wager made in spite of all evidence., illustrating the symbolic function,belief as wager,anti-wisdom
Despite the horrors of the Holocaust, Anne Frank writes that she believes in a 'divine spark' in every human being, exemplifying belief as a 'crazy axiom' or leap of faith., illustrating belief as existential engagement