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In the knowledge that?

If this is so, however, it raises the question of whether any such afterlife is a life that we carry on living, since what we are is so shaped by our finite existence in time and the knowledge that we will die. In what sense is such a life for me since what I am has been so bound up with the decisions that I have made about how I spend my limited time?

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I've got 3 questions to ask.

1. Is "in time and the knowledge that" the shorthand for "in time and in the knowledge that"?

2. Is the word "so" in "is so shaped by" for emphasis?

3. Would "In what sense is such a life for me" mean that "How would such a life be mine"?


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XVI 1. Is "in time and the knowledge that" the shorthand for "in time and in the knowledge that"? No, that part means: "what we are is so shaped by our finite existence in time and by the knowledge that we will die" XVI 2.

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  • XVI 1.
  • Is "in time and the knowledge that" the shorthand for "in time and in the knowledge that"?
  • No, that part means: "what we are is so shaped by our finite existence in time and by the knowledge that we will die" XVI 2.
  • Is the word "so" in "is so shaped by" for emphasis?
  • Yes, emphasising the degree to which we are shaped by the things mentioned.
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XVI1. Is "in time and the knowledge that" the shorthand for "in time and in the knowledge that"?

No, that part means:

"what we are is so shaped by our finite existence in time and by the knowledge that we will die"

XVI2. Is the word "so" in "is so shaped by" for emphasis?

Yes, emphasising the degree to

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