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,NECESSITY & ,LIB]TY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TEXT 3 

,SOME COMRADES HAVE BE5 HORRIFI$ BY ! OBS]VATIONS ,I HAVE MADE H]E & !RE REC5TLY ON ! RELATION BETWE5 ,SCI5CE & ,AN>*Y1 & P>TICUL>LY BY MY HAV+ DESCRIB$1 AS ABSURD1 ,KROPOTK9'S DEF9ITION ( ,AN>*Y3 ,AN>*Y IS A CONCEPT ( ! UNIV]SE BAS$ ON A ME*ANI/IC 9T]PRETATION ( ! PH5OM5A :I* EMBRACE NATURE AS A :OLE1 NOT EXCLUD+ SOCIETY4 

,!SE COMRADES FAIL TO UND]/& :AT ,I MEANT1 & CLE>LY ! FAULT IS M9E4 ,S9CE !Y MAKE ME TO HAVE SAID ?AT ,I BELIEVE SCI5CE & PHILOSOPHYHAVE NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*ISM2 & HAVE 9DULG$ 9 DEMON/RAT+ ! GREAT M]ITS ( SCI5CE4 ,AN>*ISM1 !Y SAY1 IS A G5]AL CONCEPT ( LIFE1 !RE=E A PHILOSOPHY1 )\T T\*+ 9 ANY WAY UPON ! PO9T ,I WAS REALLY TRY+ TO RAISE = DISCUSSION4 

,I WILL TRY TO EXPLA9 MYSELF MORE CLE>LY4 

,LET'S =GET AB\T PHILOSOPHY1 ( :I* !RE >E A ?\S& DIFF]5T DEF9ITIONS -- & :I* (T51 & 9 FACT1 TO QUOTE ! WORDS ( A PHILOSPH] :O IS HIMSELF NOT DI/+UI%$ = EXCESSIVE CL>ITY -- IS ! >T ( OBSCUR+ :AT IS CLE>4 ,AS A LAYMAN ,I EMPIRICALLY1 = MY [N P]SONAL USE1 DIVIDE :AT 'PHILOSOPH]S' SAY 9TO TWO P>TS3 :AT ,I UND]/& & :AT ,I DO NOT4 ,AS REG>DS ! P>T ,I UND]/& ,I F9D TRU?S1 ]RORS1 D\BTS1 HYPO!SES & PROBLEMS -- ALL ( GREAT 9T]E/ BUT :I*1 9 ! 5D1 CAN ALL BE SUBSUM$ UND] ! HEAD+ ( SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY -- IF1 ?AT IS1 LOGIC & PSY*OLOGY MAY BE 9CLUD$ AMONG ! SCI5CES4 ,AS REG>DS ! P>T ,I DON'T UND]/&1 ,I S5SE DAYDREAMS1 TAUTOLOGIES1 >GUM5TS AB\T WORDS 444 BUT S9CE ,I DON'T UND]/& IT IS PRUD5T TO AB/A9 FROM MAK+ JUDGM5TS4 

,SO LET US REMA9 ON ! SOLID GR\ND ( SCI5CE PROP]4 

,! AIM ( SCI5TIFIC RESE>* IS TO /UDY NATURE & DISCOV] EV5TS & ! 'LAWS' ?AT GOV]N !M2 ?AT IS1 ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* AN EV5T ( NECESSITY OCCURS & ( NECESSITY RE- OCCURS4 ,A SCI5CE COMES 9TO BE+ :5 IT CAN =ESEE :AT WILL HAPP51 IRRESPECTIVE ( ANY :YS & :]E=ES4 ,IF AN EV5T DOES NOT OCCUR AS =ESE51 !N ?IS IMPLIES ]ROR & AB&ONM5T ( A P>TICUL> L9E ( 9QUIRY4 ,*ANCE1 :IM & CAPRICE HAVE NO PLACE 9 SCI5CE1 :I* IS A QUE/ = ! 9EVITABLE1 = :AT CANNOT HAPP5 9 ANY O!R WAY1 = :AT NECESS>ILY OCCURS4 

,BUT DOES SU* NECESSITY1 :I* L9KS ALL NATURALLY OCCURR+ EV5TS 9 TIME & SPACE1 & :I* IT IS ! TASK ( SCI5TIFIC 5DEAVOR TO PROBE 9TO & DISCOV]1 EMBRACE EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5S 9 ! UNIV]SE1 9CLUD+ PSY*OLOGICAL & SOCIAL TRU?S8 

,9 SAY+ YES TO ?IS1 ! ME*ANISI/S BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y?+ IS SUBJECT TO ! SAME ME*ANICAL LAWS4 ,EV]Y?+ IS PR$ET]M9$ BY ! LAWS ( PHYSICS & *EMI/RY -- ?US1 ! C\RSE ( ! />S1 ! BLOSSOM+ ( A FL[]1 A LOV]'S HE>TBEAT1 ! EVOLUTION ( HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,& ,I FREELY ADMIT ?AT SU* A MODEL SEEMS BEAUTIFUL & GR&IOSE1 LESS ABSURD & 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?AN ! METAPHYSICAL MODELS1 & ?AT IF IT C\LD BE PROV5 IT MI<T GIVE FULL SPIRITUAL SATISFACTION4 ,BUT1 DESPITE ALL ! PSEUDO-LOGICAL EF=TS ( ! DET]M9I/S TO RECONCILE ! MODEL ) LIFE & MORAL S5TIM5T1 !RE IS NO ROOM AT ALL = FREE WILL & LIB]TY4 ,\R LIFE1 & ?AT ( SOCIETY AS A :OLE IS1 IT SEEMS1 COMPLETELY PR$E/9$ & =ESEEABLE1 AB ET]NO & = ALL TIME1 & 9 ! M9UTE/ DETAIL1 & FREE WILL IS ILLUSION PURE & SIMPLE1 LIKE ,SP9OZA'S /ONE :I*1 FALL+1 IS AW>E ?AT IT FALLS & BELIEVES IT DOES SO BECAUSE IT WI%ES TO4 

,IF ?AT IS ! CASE -- & ME*ANISI/S & DET]M9I/S CANNOT FAIL TO BELIEVE IT )\T CONTRADICT+ !MSELVES -- IT IS CLE>LY ABSURD TO WI% TO CONTROL ONE'S [N LIFE1 TO DESIRE TO $UCATE & BE $UCAT$ OR TO RE-ORGANIZE SOCIETY 9 :ATEV] MANN]4 ,ALL ?IS RU%+ >\ND1 PREP>+ = A BETT] FUTURE1 /EMS FROM NO?+ BUT FUTILE ILLUSION1 & W\LD CEASE AS SOON AS WE HAD REALIZ$ ! FACT4 ,TRUE1 EV5 ILLUSION1 EV5 ! ABSURD1 W\LD HAVE TO BE SE5 AS ! 9EVITABLE PRODUCTS ( ! ME*ANICAL FUNCTIONS ( ! BRA9 & AS SU* W\LD BE RECYCL$ 9TO ! SY/EM4 ,BUT1 ,I REPEAT1 :AT PLACE IS !RE !N = FREE WILL & LIB]TY1 = ! ROLE ( HUMAN 5DEAVOR 9 ! LIFE & DE/9Y ( HUMANK9D8 

,S9CE HUMAN BE+S BELIEVE1 OR AT LEA/ HOPE1 ?AT !Y CAN BE USEFUL 9 !IR LIVES1 TII]E CLE>LY DOES EXI/ A CREATIVE =CE1 A FIR/ CAUSE1 OR FIR/ CAUSES1 9DEP5D5T ( ! PHYSICAL WORLD & ( ME*ANICAL LAWS1 & ?IS =CE IS :AT WE CALL WILL4 

,( C\RSE1 TO RECOGNIZE ! EXI/5CE ( SU* A =CE W\LD MEAN TO D5Y ?AT ! PR9CIPLES ( CAUSALITY & SUFFICI5T REASON CAN BE G5]ALLY APPLI$1 & \R LOGIC IS !N ?R[N 9TO CONFUSION4 ,BUT IS ?AT NOT ALWAYS ! CASE :5 WE WANT TO RETURN TO ! ORIG9 ( ?+S8 ,WE DO NOT KN[ :AT FREE WILL IS1 BUT !N DO WE KN[ :AT MATT] 
& 5]GY >E8 ,WE KN[ ?AT EV5TS OCCUR BUT NOT ! REASON BEH9D ?OSE EV5TS4 ,H[EV] H>D WE TRY WE 9V>IABLY COME UP AGA9/ AN EFFECT )\T A CAUSE1 AGA9/ A FIR/ CAUSE -- & IF TO EXPLA9 EV5TS TO \RSELVES WE NE$ FIR/ CAUSES TO BE EV] PRES5T & EV] ACTIVE1 WE %ALL ACCEPT !IR EXI/5CE AS A NECESS>Y1 OR AT LEA/ CONV5I5T HYPO!SIS4 

,VIEW$ 9 ?IS LI<T1 ! TASK ( SCI5CE IS TO DISCOV] :AT IS DET]M9$ 7NATURAL LAWS7 & TO SET ! B\ND>Y :]E ! 9EVITABLE 5DS & FRE$OM BEG9S2 & ! GREAT ADVANTAGE ( ?IS IS 9 FREE+ HUMAN BE+S FROM ! ILLUSION ?AT EV]Y?+ IS POSSIBLE & ?AT !Y CAN 5DLESSLY 9CREASE !IR EFFECTIVE LIB]TY4 ,:5 ! LAWS ?AT SUBJECT$ ALL MATT] TO GRAVITY W]E NOT KN[N1 PEOPLE C\LD BELIEVE !Y C\LD FLY AT WILL1 YET REMA9$ ON E>?4 ,:5 SCI5CE DISCOV]S ! MEANS ( REMA9+ 9 & MOV+ ?R\< ! AIR1 !N WE %ALL HAVE GA9$ ! G5U9E FRE$OM TO FLY4 

,9 CONCLUSION1 ! MA9 ?RU/ ( MY >GUM5T IS ?AT ! EXI/5CE ( A HUMAN WILL1 ABLE TO PRODUCE NEW EFFECTS1 9DEP5D5T ( ! ME*ANICAL LAWS ( NATURE1 IS A NECESS>Y PRECONDITION = ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( RE=M+ SOCIETY4 

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