According to Schopenhauer, "In a world where all is unstable, and nothing can endure, but is swept onwards at once in the hurrying whirlpool of change; where a man, if he is to keep erect at all, must always be advancing and moving, like an acrobat on a rope-in such a world ..."
A) God is our only hope.
B) dualism is impossible.
C) materialism is triumphant.
D) happiness in inconceivable.

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Schopenhauer is expressing the idea that the instability and constant change in the world make it difficult for anyone to achieve a lasting state of happiness. Therefore, the best choice is D - happiness is inconceivable in such a world. The other options do not accurately reflect Schopenhauer's sentiment in this passage.

According to Schopenhauer, "In a World Where All Is Unstable