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What is the nearest approach to constancy for animals?
What is the nearest approach to constancy for animals?
What alternates with periods of numbness and poverty in a patient?
What alternates with periods of numbness and poverty in a patient?
What must one do to make good use of the dryness and dullness in a patient?
What must one do to make good use of the dryness and dullness in a patient?
What does the Enemy rely on more to get permanent possession of a soul?
What does the Enemy rely on more to get permanent possession of a soul?
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Why do the Enemy's special favorites go through longer and deeper troughs?
Why do the Enemy's special favorites go through longer and deeper troughs?
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What is the Enemy’s aim in absorbing a human's will?
What is the Enemy’s aim in absorbing a human's will?
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How does the obedience the Enemy demands of men differ?
How does the obedience the Enemy demands of men differ?
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Study Notes
Animals Inhabit Time
- Animals, including humans, are constantly changing due to their existence in time
- The closest they can get to constancy is through undulation, which involves:
- Returning to a level
- Experiencing a series of troughs and peaks
Observing Undulation in Humans
- A person's:
- Interest in their work
- Affection for friends
- Physical appetites
- Emotional and bodily richness and liveliness
- Periods of numbness and poverty
- Dryness and dullness
- These aspects will alternate, and it's essential to make good use of them
Making Good Use of Undulation
- To make good use of undulation:
- Ask what the Enemy wants to make of it
- Do the opposite
The Enemy's Strategy
- The Enemy gains permanent possession of a soul by:
- Relying on troughs even more than peaks
- Some of the Enemy's favorites have gone through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else
The Enemy's Goals
- To the Enemy, humans are primarily:
- Food
- The ultimate goal is to:
- Absorb human will into the Enemy's own
- Increase the area of the Enemy's selfhood at the expense of humans
The Enemy's Demands
- The obedience the Enemy demands from humans is:
- A different thing
- The Enemy's love for humans is not what it seems
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Description
This quiz explores how humans, like other animals, experience constant change and undulation in their lives, affecting their interests, emotions, and physical appetites.
