Reaction to 2nd Discussion

By analyzing yesterday's paragraphs , I feel like I understand the duality of the underground man's opinions more fully. I can  see how being a man of character severely limits you as you may have opinions but they do not really mean anything and once you think them over rationally you discover you have no basis for your thoughts. Seeing both sides of the argument , as the underground man does , is truly a logical way of looking at things. For example , the underground man concedes that to live past forty is vulgar but , being a selfish individual , he proclaims that he will live to eighty if he can. The recent reading had me pondering if my beliefs somehow limited me. Notes from the underground really is an insightful book.