Sonya: Anyone who lives without constant awareness of the fragility and precariousness of human life has a mind clouded by illusion. Yet those people who are perpetually cognizant of the fragility and precariousness of human life surely taint their emotional outlook on existence.
Summary
If someone lies without constant awareness of the fragility and precariousness of human life, then they have a mind clouded by illusion. People who are perpetually aware of the fragility and precariousness of human life taint their emotional outlook on existence.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
Everyone has either a mind clouded by illusion or a tainted emotional outlook on existence. If someone’s mind is unclouded by illusion, then their emotional outlook on existence is tainted. If someone’s emotional outlook on existence is not tainted, then their mind is clouded by illusion.
A
Anyone who places a higher priority on maintaining a positive emotional outlook than on dispelling illusion will be completely unaware of the fragility and precariousness of human life.
This is unsupported because it is not the emotional outlook that produces an awareness of fragility and precariousness. Rather, it is the awareness of fragility and precariousness of human life that is sufficient for a certain emotional outlook.
B
Either no one has a tainted emotional outlook on existence, or no one has a mind clouded by illusion.
This is unsupported because some people could fall into either category. Some people may be aware of the fragility and precariousness of human life while others are not.
C
It is impossible for anyone to live without some degree of self-deception.
This is unsupported because it is possible for people to be always cognizant of the fragility and precariousness of human life, which may not require self-deception.
D
Everyone whose emotional outlook on existence is untainted has a mind clouded by illusion.
This is strongly supported because everyone must be either constantly aware of the fragility and precariousness of human life or they are not. If their emotional outlook on existence is untainted, then they are not aware of the fragility and precariousness of life.
E
It is better to be aware of the fragility and precariousness of human life than to have an untainted emotional outlook on existence.
This is unsupported because the author provides no means for determining which state of awareness is better.