XXI. Summary of the Case Against Rationalism• The reasons that “this” world has been called “apparent” are in fact the reasons why that world is real, while the existence of any other world cannot be demonstrated.
• The so-called “true” world is merely a “moral-optical illusion,” and the criteria for its existence are in fact criteria for not=being.
• The only reason for favoring an otherworldly “better” life is as revenge against real life.
• The distinction between an “apparent” world and a “true” world is only a symbol of the decline of life.
• It may be thought that the artist’s esteem for appearance over reality makes him decadent.
• But the “appearance” of the artist is just a selective and corrected duplication of the real world.
• The tragic artist in particular is Dionysius and says, “Yes” to even the terrible in life.
