Lesson 12--Confessions of a miseducated man Text Analysis However friendly the universe may be In Para. 10 it has left the conditions of human existence precariously balanced Question: Why does the author say that the conditions of human existence are dangerously balanced? The author is referring to the fact that human conditions are very delicate. We must have water and oxygen for survival. Too much or too little of these things would cause a disaster. These things should be well balanced W B T L E To be continued on the next page BAC NEXTLesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E To be continued on the next page. However friendly the universe may be, it has left the conditions of human existence precariously balanced. Question: Why does the author say that the conditions of human existence are dangerously balanced? The author is referring to the fact that human conditions are very delicate. We must have water and oxygen for survival. Too much or too little of these things would cause a disaster. These things should be well balanced. In Para. 10