,NATURAL ,LAW1 OR ,DON'T ,PUT A ,RUBB] ON ,Y\R ,WILLY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROB]T ,ANTON ,WILSON 

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,! LAWS ( ,GOD1 ! LAWS ( ,MAN1 

,HE MAY KEEP :O WILL1 & CAN2 

,NOT ,I3 LET ,GOD & MAN DECREE 

,LAWS = !MSELVES & NOT = ME4 

-- ,A4,E4 ,H\SMAN 

,POLITICAL ,MY? & ,SELF-,HYPNOSIS 

,A ROSE BY ANY O!R NAME 

,W\LD NEV]1 NEV] SMELL ! SAME 

,& CUNN+ IS ! NOSE ?AT KN[S 

,AN ONION ?AT'S BE5 CALL$ A ROSE4 

-- ,W5DELL ,JOHNSON1 ,Y\R ,MO/ ,5*ANT$ ,LI/5] 

,NOBODY EV] W9S A DEBATE ) AN $ITOR 9 HIS [N MAGAZ9E1 = ! SAME REASON ?AT NOBODY HAS EV] P]SUAD$ ! ,POPE ( HIS [N FALLIBILITY4 

,?REE YE>S AGO1 ,LOOMPANICS PUBLI%$ ,! ,MY? ( ,NATURAL ,RI<TS BY ,L4,A4 ,ROLL9S4 ,9 #a#i#h#e1 ! ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN MAGAZ9E 7#a#e#a#e ,W4 ,MAC,>?UR ,BLVD1 _?#a#i1 ,CO/A ,MESA1 ,C,A #i#b#f#b#f7 PUBLI%$ EXT5SIVE DEBATE ON ! V]Y 9T]E/+ ISSUES ,ROLL9S RAIS$4 ,I P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?AT DEBATE1 & ! EXP]I5CE WAS 5LI<T5+1 AL?\< NOT 9 ! ,Z5 ,BUDDHI/ S5SE4 ,BRIEFLY1 ! $ITOR1 ,SAMUEL ,$W>D ,KONK9 ,I,I,I1 DID NOT PR9T MY >TICLE AS ,I WROTE IT2 9/EAD HE PR9T$ ! >TICLE 9T]CUT ) A RUNN+ COMM5T>Y BY HIMSELF1 9 ! =M ( NUM]\S FOOTNOTES ATTEMPT+ TO REBUT ALL MY MAJOR PO9TS4 

,9 ! ORD9>Y CIVILIZ$ DECORUM ( DEBATE1 A G5TLEMAN IS EXPECT$ TO WAIT UNTIL HIS OPPON5T'S TIME IS UP BE=E REPLY+4 ,9T]RUPT+ Y\R OPPON5T CONT9UALLY IS CALL$ 0HECKL+0 & IS REG>D$ AS BOORI% & UNCIVIL4 ,I C\LD NOT REG>D ,KONK9'S 9T]POLATIONS 9 MY >TICLE AS ANY?+ ELSE BUT LIT]>Y HECKL+1 & ,I WAS CURI\S4 ,ORD9>ILY1 ,KONK9 SEEMS A CIVILIZ$ P]SON4 ,I WOND]$ AB\T ! PSY*OLOGY ( ! HECKL] & :Y IT CAN AFFLICT EV5 ! $UCAT$ P]SON IF HIS OR H] PREJUDICES >E SUFFICI5TLY AFFRONT$4 

,BASICALLY1 ,I ?9K1 ! HECKL] FE>S HIS OPPON5T4 ,HE ?9KS ?AT ! OPPON5T'S IDEAS >E A 0CLE> & PRES5T DANG]01 AS IT W]E1 & ?AT !Y MU/ BE DR[N$ \T BE=E !Y S$UCE ANYONE4 ,Y\ G5]ALLY KN[ :5 Y\ HAVE TRODD5 UPON SOMEBODY'S DEEPE/ PREJUDICES BECAUSE !IR CIVILITY DES]TS !M & !Y BEG9 9T]RUPT+ EXCIT$LY & ADOPT+ ! 0HECKL]0 P]SONA4 

,9 ?9K+ ?IS OV]1 & CONSID]+ ALSO ! EMOTIONAL & ALMO/ HY/]ICAL NATURE ( O!R RESPONSES DUR+ ! DEBATE ON ,NATURAL ,LAW SP>K$ BY ,ROLL9S1 ,I HAVE REALIZ$ ?AT !RE SEEM TO BE DEEP RELIGI\S PASSIONS 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS ISSUE1 & ?AT MY >TICLE 9 ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN ONLY SCRAT*$ ! SURFACE ( ! PSY*OLOGY & NEUROLOGY ( ! ,NATURAL ,LAW CULT4 ,I HAVE !RE=E DECID$ TO REWRITE MY ?\<TS 9 MORE DEP? & PUBLI% !M :]E ! ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S CAN ONLY D5\NCE !M AFT] !Y HAVE BE5 READ & CANNOT HECKLE & DI/RACT ! READ] :ILE !Y >E BE+ READ4 

,CURI\SLY1 :ILE ! ,NATURAL ,LAW DEBATE WAS GO+ =? 9 ! ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 TWO O!R DEBATES ON ,NATURAL ,LAW 9 ,IREL&1 :]E ,I LIVE4 ,DAIL ,EIREANN1 ! ,IRI% P>LIAM5T1 HAD VOT$ TO SUBMIT TO ! PEOPLE A REF]5DUM :I* W\LD HAVE ALL[$ CIVIL DIVORCE IF APPROV$ BY A MAJORITY2 Y\ WILL NOT BE SURPRIS$ TO LE>N ?AT ! PROPOS$ LEGISLATION WAS VIOL5TLY OPPOS$ BY ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC HI]>*Y ON ! GR\NDS ?AT DIVORCE 0IS0 AGA9/ 0,NATURAL ,LAW04 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 A NEO-PAGAN ,DUBL9 MAGAZ9E1 ,ANCI5T ,WAYS1 WAS RUNN+ TWO DEBATES ON :E!R MA*9]Y 0WAS0 OR 0WAS NOT0 AGA9/ ,NATURAL ,LAW & ON :E!R ANTI-AG+ RESE>* 0IS0 OR 0IS NOT0 AGA9/ ,NATURAL ,LAW4 ,I P>TICIPAT$ 9 BO? ( !SE DEBATES ALSO1 & IT BECAME QUITE CLE> TO ME ?AT ! ,NATURAL ,LAW MY/IQUE1 9 ,CA?OLIC1 LIB]T>IAN OR NEO-PAGAN =MS1 REMA9S BASICALLY A SET ( RHETORICAL /RATEGIES TO HYPNOTIZE O!RS 9TO ! /ATE :I* ,B]N>D ,%AW CALL$ 0B>B>ISM0 & DEF9$ AS 0! BELIEF ?AT ! LAWS ( ONE'S [N TRIBE >E ! LAWS ( ! UNIV]SE40 

,! WORD 0HYPNOTIZE0 IS NOT US$ LI<TLY 9 ! ABOVE S5T5CE4 

,I %ALL 5DEAVOR TO %[1 9 !SE PAGES1 ?AT ! ,NATURAL ,LAW METAPHYSICS CAN ACCURATELY BE DESCRIB$ AS A V]BAL CON/RUCT ?AT1 LIKE A HYPNOTI/'S COMM&S1 CREATES A TRANCE /ATE 9 :I* EXP]I5CE IS $IT$ \T & ! V]BALLY-9DUC$ HYPNOTIC REV]IE BECOMES MORE 0REAL0 ?AT S5SORY-S5SUAL /IMULI4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,NATURAL ,LAW APPE>S TO BE A MAP ?AT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ANY REAL T]RITORY1 BUT LIKE O!R ,IDOLS IT BECOMES ALMO/ 0REAL0 :5 ! WOR%IP] />ES AT IT LONG 5\< ) PASSIONATE ADORATION4 ,LIKE ,CA?OLIC /ATUES ( ,M>Y1 IT WILL EV5 ,SEEM TO 0MOVE0 OR 0COME ALIVE40 

,I %ALL ALSO ATTEMPT TO %[ ?AT ?IS K9D ( TRANCE %\LD BE CONSID]$ /ATI/ICALLY 0NORMAL0 BECAUSE MO/ PEOPLE MO/ ( ! TIME >E SIMIL>LY 5TRANC$ BY WORD-&-SYMBOL HYPNOSIS & SELF-HYPNOSIS4 ,WE APPE> TO BE A RACE1 AS ,MAX ,/IRN] SAID1 ) 0SPOOKS 9 ! HEAD40 

,?IS CLAIM IS NOT 9T5D$ AS POLEMIC1 BUT AS SOB] DIAGNOSIS4 ,I %ALL DEMON/RATE AS WE PROCE$ ?AT HYPNOSIS OCCURS QUITE ORD9>ILY 9 HUMAN AFFAIRS & IS EASILY 9DUC$ BY ! REPETITION ( METAPHYSICAL *ANTS & O!R MEAN+LESS V]BALISMS4 

,A HYPNOTI/ TELLS Y\ ?AT N[ Y\ >E GO+ AWAY FROM ?IS ROOM1 F> AWAY1 & N[ Y\ >E 9 A LOVELY GRE5 FIELD1 & IT IS A W>M SUNNY DAY1 & ! SUN IS ALL OV] Y\R BODY444Y\ CAN FEEL ! W>M SUN ALL OV] Y\R BODY1 & IT IS V]Y RELAX+444V]Y RELAX+444& N[ Y\ HE> ! S\ND ( A V]Y BEAUTIFUL BIRD CALL4444 

,&1 ( C\RSE1 IF ! HYPNOSIS WORKS1 Y\ DO HE> ! BIRD CALL4 

,SIMIL>LY1 ! ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/ 7OR ANY O!R METAPHYSICIAN7 TELLS Y\ AB\T AB/RACTIONS ) CAPITAL LETT]S1 & HE TALKS AB\T !SE M>VEL\SLY TRANSC5D5TAL 5TITIES1 & HE TALKS1 & HE TALKS444& IF ! HYPNOSIS WORKS1 ! AB/RACTIONS SUDD5LY SEEM AS 0REAL0 AS1 OR EV5 MORE 0REAL0 ?AN1 A HAM S&WI* & A CUP ( C(FEE4 ,! PROCESS ( GO+ AWAY FROM ! S5SORY-S5SUAL EXP]I5CE 9TO V]BALLY-9DUC$ FANTASY WORKS ! SAME WAY 9 BO? =MS ( HYPNOSIS1 AS WE %ALL SEE4 

,! ,WRA? ( ,RO?B>D 

,TRU?6 ,TRU?6 ,TRU?6 CRIE? ! ,LORD ( ! ,ABYSS ( ,HALLUC9ATIONS 

-- ,ALEI/] ,CR[LEY1 ,! ,BOOK ( ,LIES 

,9 ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN1 ,VOL4 #d1 ,NO4 #a#c1 ,PR(4 ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE CALL$ 0,ON ! ,DUTY ( ,NATURAL ,\TLAWS TO ,%UT ,UP40 ,9 IT1 ,RO?B>D 0REPLI$0 TO ,ROLL9S'S ,! ,MY? ( ,NATURAL ,RI<TS1 MORE OR LESS1 AL?\< HE DID NOT ANSW] ANY ( ! V]Y TELL+ CRITICISMS ,ROLL9S HAD LEVEL$ AGA9/ HIS 7,RO?B>D'S7 CLAIM ?AT SOME SORT ( METAPHYSICAL 5TITY CALL$ A 0RI<T0 RESIDES 9 A HUMAN BE+ LIKE A 0<O/0 RESID+ 9 A HAUNT$ H\SE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,RO?B>D'S >TICLE SEEM$ TO ME A V]Y =CEFUL POLEMIC & HAD ! SAME EMOTIONAL P[]1 & 9DE$ ! SAME LOGICAL /RUCTURE1 AS A M>VEL\S S5T5CE ATTRIBUT$ TO ,R+ ,L>DN]3 

0,%UT UP10 HE EXPLA9$4 

,! P]SUASIV5ESS ( SU* 0EXPLANATIONS0 CAN BE CONSID]ABLE1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y >E DELIV]$ 9 A L\D VOICE & ACCOMPANI$ BY A ?REAT5+ GE/URE ) A BASEBALL BAT4 ,9 ,RO?B>D'S >TICLE1 H[EV]1 !Y >E ACCOMPANI$ ONLY BY ! LIT]>Y EQUIVAL5T ( SU* NOISE & ?REAT1 I4E41 BY :AT SEMANTICI/S CALL 0SN>L WORDS0 -- WORDS :I* EXPRESS MAMMALIAN RAGE BUT DO NOT CONTA9 9=MATION4 

,IT SEEMS P>T ( \R GLORI\S PRIMATE H]ITAGE ?AT SU* NOISE & ?REAT IS (T5 MI/AK5 = >GUM5T1 EV5 ?\< IT %\LD MORE PROP]LY BE CALL$ QU>REL4 ,POLITICIANS1 ADV]TIZ]S &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! REV4 CL]GY HAVE BE5 V]Y 9DU/RI\S 9 SPREAD+ ! NOTION ?AT !RE IS NO DIFF]5CE BETWE5 NOISE & 9=MATION & ?AT ! L\D NOISE IS ITSELF 9=MATIVE4 ,IT IS NO SURPRISE1 9 ?IS MAMMALIAN CONTEXT1 ?AT ,RO?B>D ACTUALLY 9CLUDES 9 HIS PIECE ! HELPFUL SUGGE/ION ?AT ! APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO C]TA9 ANNOY+ QUE/IONS IS TO HIT ! QUE/ION] ) A *AIR4 

,AS ,I SAY1 ,I DO NOT D5Y ! VIGOR ( SU* RHETORIC1 BUT ,I F9D IT LACK+ 9 9TELLECTUAL COH]5CE4 ,I DO DISC]N A K9D ( A TRACE ( AN ADUMBRATION ( A H9T ( AN >GUM5T 9 ! MID/ ( ,RO?B>D'S T]RITORIAL H[LS1 BUT ,I CANNOT BE P]FECTLY SURE ,I HAVE GRASP$ IT1 S9CE ! NOISE ( ,RO?B>D'S RAGE T5DS TO DR[N \T ! CONT5T ( :ATEV] HE IS TRY+ TO SAY4 

,I HAVE GIV5 Y\ ! DATE & PLACE ( ,RO?B>D'S PUBLICATION ( HIS !SIS2 Y\ CAN LOOK IT UP = Y\RSELF TO SEE IF !RE IS MORE CONT5T 9 IT ?AN ,I HAVE F\ND4 ,MEAN:ILE1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT HIS MAJOR ASS]TION IS ?AT /UPIDITY IS ! BE/ & QUICKE/ WAY TO POLITICAL SUCCESS1 & ?AT ?OSE :O >E NOT REALLY /UPID %\LD AT LEA/ PRET5D TO BE /UPID1 S9CE DI%ONE/Y IS ALMO/ AS GOOD AS /UPIDITY IF Y\ PRACTICE IT LONG 5\< & H>D 5\<4 ,N[ ,I DO NOT DISAGREE ) ?IS AT ALL2 9DE$1 MY [N ANALYSIS ( POLITICS & POLITICAL ,IDEOLOGIES APPE>S TO BE EXACTLY ! SAME4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE SEEMS TO BE ?AT ,I HAVE JU/ /AT$ IT AS BLUNTLY & CYNICALLY AS POSSIBLE1 :]EAS ,RO?B>D /ATES IT ) A GREAT DEAL ( UNCTION OR LUBRICAT+ OIL1 TO MAKE IT GO D[N MORE SMOO?LY4 

,:AT ,RO?B>D ACTUALLY SAYS 79 P>T7 IS 0,:AT MOVES M5 & WOM5 & *ANGES HI/ORY IS IDEOLOGY1 MORAL VALUES1 DEEP BELIEFS & PR9CIPLES0 & 0MORAL PASSIONS & IDEOLOGY WORK & PRAGMATISM DOESN'T10 & ?AT ONE :O IS NOT A MORALI/ 9 ?IS S5SE %\LD 0PRET5D TO BE A MORALI/0 S9CE ?IS IS GOOD ,PUBLIC ,RELATIONS4 ,I DO NOT ?9K MY S>CA/IC P>APHRASE ABOVE WAS UNJU/IFI$4 ,SOME ( US1 H[EV]1 AGREE ) ,JOHN ,ADAMS ?AT ,IDEOLOGY %\LD MORE PROP]LY BE CALL$ IDIOCY3 WE H>BOR ! SUSPICION ?AT ! 0DEEP BELIEFS0 & 0MORAL PASSIONS0 ASSOCIAT$ ) ,IDEOLOGIES T5D TO MAKE PEOPLE BEHAVE LIKE LUNATICS 7OR LIKE BADLY-WIR$ ROBOTS7 & ?AT /RONG DOSES ( SKEPTICISM & D[N-TO-E>? PRAGMATISM APPE> TO BE ! ONLY FACTORS ?AT HAVE EV] PRODUC$ ANY RELATIVE SANITY OR RELATIVE PEACE ANY:]E4 ,WE AGREE ?AT PASSIONATE IDEOLOGY & 0DEEP0 BELIEF 7I4E4 DELIB]ATE BL9DNESS7 9DE$ MAKES = POLITICAL SUCCESS & HAS CREAT$ HI/ORY AS WE KN[ IT1 BUT ?AT IS PRECISELY :Y WE F9D POLITICS & HI/ORY SO T]RIBLE TO CONTEMPLATE4 

,JOHN ,ADAMS1 LOOK+ AT ! EFFECTS ( ,IDEOLOGY1 SAID HE C\LD NOT CONSID] HI/ORY )\T EI!R LAU<+ OR WEEP+4 ,MO/ ( US1 !SE DAYS 7EXCEPT ! ,IDEOLOGI/S71 FEEL ?AT WAY2 LIKE ,JAMES ,JOYCE1 WE REG>D HI/ORY AS A NI<TM>E FROM :I* WE >E TRY+ TO WAKE4 ,LIKE ,JOYCE1 WE HAVE LE>N$ TO 0FE> ?OSE BIG WORDS ?AT MAKE US SO UNHAPPY40 ,WE HAVE LOOK$ AT ! VICTIMS ( 0MORAL PASSION0 & 0DEEP BELIEF0 7:I* WE >E MORE LIKELY TO CALL FANATICISM7 & WE HAVE BECOME AGNO/IC1 SOME:AT CYNICAL & V]Y1 V]Y CAUTI\S AB\T ?AT K9D ( PASSION & ?AT K9D ( BELIEF4 

,SO1 !N1 IF ,I W]E 9T]E/$ 9 5T]+ ORD9>Y POLITICS1 9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! RULES ( ORD9>Y HI/ORY1 ,I W\LD FOLL[ ,RO?B>D'S ADVICE1 0%UT UP0 7AS HE URGES7 AB\T MY PHILOSOPHICAL D\BTS1 & PRET5D TO ! K9D ( PASSION & DOGMATIC BELIEF ?AT HI/ORICALLY ALWAYS LEADS TO POLITICAL SUCCESS4 ,9 MY VIEW1 H[EV]1 SU* PASSIONATE DOGMATISM USUALLY MAKES PEOPLE /UPID -- ,KOE/L] CALL$ IT 0DELIB]ATE /UPIDITY0 -- & IT (T5 MAKES !M BL9DLY CRUEL4 ,IT EV5 APPE>S TO SOME ( US ?AT PASSIONATE BELIEF CAN JU/LY BE CALL$ ! PR9CIPLE REASON POLITICS REMA9S SU* A DEPRESS+1 PALEOLI?IC & MURD]\S SPECTACLE4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 5T]+ POLITICS AT ALL1 BUT ONLY 9 SATIRIZ+ & UND]M9+ IT1 SO ?AT O!RS MAY SEE IT AS ,I DO1 COME TO !IR S5SES1 & GR[ REASONABLY PRAGMATIC1 A BIT MORE SKEPTICAL & RELATIVELY SANE & PEACEFUL2 H5CE1 ,I WILL NOT %UT UP4 ,SORRY1 ,PR(ESSOR ,RO?B>D4 

,( C\RSE1 ,PR(4 ,RO?B>D HAS WRITT5 ELSE:]E1 E4G4 9 HIS ,= A ,NEW ,LIB]TY1 A DETAIL$ >GUM5T = ,NATURAL ,LAW 9 ! MORAL S5SE4 ,ROLL9S PO9T$ \T SEV]E FLAWS 9 ?AT >GUM5T -- & IT IS ODD ?AT ,RO?B>D DOES NOT (F] A REBUTTAL ( ANY K9D1 EXCEPT TO URGE ,ROLL9S & PEOPLE LIKE HIM TO %UT UP -- BUT ,I ?9K SOME?+ ( ,RO?B>D'S CASE IS WOR? M5TION+ H]E4 ,BASICALLY1 ,RO?B>D >GUES ?AT EA* 05TITY0 9 ! WORLD HAS A 0DI/9CT NATURE0 & ?AT ! 0NATURE0 ( EA* 05TITY0 CAN BE 09VE/IGAT$ BY REASON40 ,HE !N 09VE/IGATES0 ! NATURE ( 0MAN0 BY REASON+ FROM AB/RACT DEF9ITIONS & DET]M9ES :AT 0MAN'S NATURE0 0IS0 -- NO?+ IS SPECIFICALLY SAID AB\T 0WOMAN0 -- & ?IS1 ( C\RSE1 IS ! BASIS = 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! MORAL S5SE4 

,:ILE ,ROLL9S HAS MADE HA% ( ! LOGICAL CONNECTIONS 9 ,RO?B>D'S >GUM5T1 ,I WI% TO PO9T \T M]ELY ?AT ,RO?B>D BASES HIMSELF 5TIRELY ON ! CATEGORIES ( M$IEVAL 7PRE-SCI5TIFIC7 PHILOSOPHY4 ,>I/OTLE ORIG9AT$ & ,?OMAS ,AQU9AS DEVELOP$ ! IDEA ( ! WORLD MADE UP ( 05TITIES0 EA* POSSESS+ & 9DWELL+ 0NATURE10 :I* CAN BE KN[N BY AB/RACT REASON+ FROM AB/RACT DEF9ITIONS4 ,?IS SURVIVES 9 ! ,C>TESIAN PHILOSOPHY ( 0! <O/ 9 ! MA*9E10 BECAUSE ,DESC>TES ASSUM$ BLOCK-LIKE ME*ANISMS1 9/EAD ( BLOCK-LIKE 5TITIES4 BUT LEFT !M /ILL HAUNT$ BY SPIRITUAL ESS5CES4 ,WE %ALL RETURN TO ?IS PO9T 9 DETAIL1 BUT = N[ IT IS 5\< TO M5TION ?AT SCI5CE HAS NOT EMPLOY$ ?IS ,>I/OTELIAN-,?OMI/-,C>TESIAN MODEL = OV] #c YE>S4 ,SCI5CE DOES NOT ASSUME 0NATURES0 SPOOKILY 9DWELL+ 0)90 ?+S1 AT ALL1 AT ALL4 ,SCI5CE POSITS FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS BETWE5 0?+S0 OR EV5TS4 ,!SE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS CAN ALSO BE CALL$ PATT]N$ COH]5CIES OR1 9 ,BUCKY ,FULL]'S T]M9OLOGY1 0KNOTS0 -- 5]GY PATT]NS & 9T]F]5CES BETWE5 5]GIES4 ,ALL SCI5TIFIC MODELS DESCRIBE SU* 5]GY 0KNOTS0 BETWE5 0?+S0 & NOT SPOOKILY 9DWELL+ 0)90 0?+S40 ,SCI5CE ALSO 9CREAS+LY D\BTS ! EXI/5CE ( 0?+S0 9 ! ,?OMI/ S5SE & SPEAKS MORE ( RELATIONS BETWE5 SPACE-TIME EV5TS4 ,I AM NOT ASS]T+ ?AT SCI5CE HAS 0REFUT$0 ! ,>I/OTELIAN-,?OMI/ MODEL1 BUT JU/ ?AT SCI5CE HAS F\ND ?AT MODEL USELESS 9 DISCUSS+ ! S5SORY-S5SUAL WORLD ( SPACE-TIME4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 EV5 IF ! ,>I/OTELIAN-,?OMI/ MODEL REF]S TO SOME?+1 IT DOES NOT REF] USEFULLY TO \R EXI/5TIAL EXP]I5CE & EXP]IM5TS 9 SPACE-TIME4 ,! ,>I/OTELIAN-,?OMI/ MODEL1 AS WE %ALL SEE1 REF]S TO SOME <O/LY REALM 0ABOVE0 OR \TSIDE ( SPACE-TIME4 

,SCI5CE1 9CID5TALLY1 NOT ONLY IGNORES ! QUE/ION ( 9DWELL+ 0ESS5CES0 BY LOOK+ 9/EAD AT MEASURABLE RELATION%IPS1 BUT SCI5CE ALSO DOES NOT AGREE ?AT KN[L$GE IS OBTA9$ ?R\< ,RO?B>D'S M$IEVAL 09VE/IGATION BY REASON10 I4E41 BY 9V5T+ DEF9ITIONS & !N D$UC+ :AT Y\R DEF9ITIONS IMPLICITLY ASSUM$4 ,SCI5CE 9VE/IGATES BY EXP]IM5T4 ,WE %ALL SEE %ORTLY :AT A MAJOR DIFF]5CE ?AT MAKES4 ,= N[ IT IS SUFFICI5T TO NOTE ?AT ! MULTIPLICITY ( GEOMETRICAL & LOGICAL SY/EMS PRODUC$ BY MA!MATICIANS 9 ! LA/ #a YE>S 9DICATES ?AT Y\ CAN >RIVE AT ANY CONCLUSION IMAG9ABLE BY 9V5T+ DEF9ITIONS ?AT TACITLY IMPLY ?AT CONCLUSION3 BUT ONLY EXP]IM5T GIVES ANY 9DICATION :E!R SU* SY/EMS CONNECT AT ANY PO9T ) \R EXP]I5CES 9 SPACE-TIME4 ,WE %ALL RETURN TO ?IS PO9T FREQU5TLY4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ,I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ?AT1 JU/ AS ! T]M9OLOGY ( 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 D]IVES FROM M$IEVAL ,CA?OLICISM1 ,RO?B>D'S DEF5SE ( ?IS METAPHYSICAL DOCTR9E D]IVES ALSO FROM ! M$IEVAL ,CA?OLIC PHILOSOPHY ( 9DWELL+ ESS5CES4 ,HIS 5TIRE SY/EM SEEMS CURI\SLY 9NOC5T ( ANY TA9T ( ! SCI5TIFIC REVOLUTION ?AT HAS OCCURR$ S9CE ,GALILEO4 

,( C\RSE1 IF Y\ WANT TO 5GAGE 9 AB/RACT METAPHYSICAL REASON+ AB\T ,PLATONIC OR ,>I/OTELIAN REALMS1 :]E SPOOKS LIKE 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 MAY DWELL1 !N Y\ PROBABLY HAVE TO EMPLOY SOME =M ( M$IEVAL MODEL CONTA9+ <O/LY REALMS BEYOND SPACE-TIME CREAT$ BY DEF9ITION &_/OR AXIOM4 ,I AM >GU+ ONLY ?AT IF WE WANT TO CONSID] \R ACTUAL SITUATION )9 SPACE-TIME1 IT SEEMS WIS] TO 9VE/IGATE BY EXP]IM5T ?OSE CONCRETE EV5TS ?AT CAN BE OBS]V$ & /UDI$ )9 SPACE-TIME4 

,SMI? ,EX ,CA!DRA 

,CONVICTIONS CAUSE CONVICTS4 

-- ,MALACLYPSE ! ,Y\NG]1 ,PR9CIPIA ,DISCORDIA 

,GEORGE ,H4 ,SMI?1 9 0,R\<+ ,UP ,RI<TS0 7ALSO 9 ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN1 ,VOL4 #d1 ,NO4 #a#c7 HAS ANO!R GO AT DEMOLI%+ RELATIVISM & SKEPTICAL H]ESY4 ,HE PRES5TS A SET ( ASS]TIONS1 UTT]$ EX CA!DRA AS IT W]E1 & CITES ,>I/OTLE & ,AQU9AS AS IF HE W]E ADDRESS+ AN AUDI5CE ( ! #a#c? ,C5TURY MONKS & ?OSE ,MI<TY ,NAMES W\LD SETTLE ! ISSUE ONCE & = ALL4 ,NO:]E DOES HE (F] US AN >GUM5T -- AL?\< HE ASSURES US ?AT HE WILL PRES5T >GUM5TS LAT]1 IF ANYBODY WANTS TO DEBATE ) HIM4 

,I WILL RETURN TO ,SMI?'S SKET* ( A POSSIBLE >GUM5T AS WE PROCE$3 H]E ,I WILL COMM5T ONLY ?AT ,RO?B>D & ,SMI? 9 T&EM MAKE AN EGREGI\S COMB9ATION4 ,RO?B>D SAYS WE D\BT]S %\LD %UT UP & ,SMI? W>NS ?AT HE IS GETT+ HIS 9TELLECTUAL AMMUNITION 9 READ9ESS TO BLA/ US UTT]LY IF WE DON'T %UT UP1 & TO ANYBODY IMPRESS$ BY RESONANT RHETORIC IT PROBABLY LOOKS AS IF !Y HAVE DRIV5 ! UNBELIEV]S FROM ! FIELD BY UTT]+ FI]CE W>-:OOPS & WAV+ WOOD5 SWORDS4 ,SURE1 SU* NEF>I\S NOISES W\LD SC>E ! LICE (F A ,VIK+1 AS ! ,IRI% SAY4 

,H[EV]1 AS ?OSE >*ETYPAL EXP]TS ON 0MORAL PASSION0 & 0DEEP BELIEF10 ! REV4 G5TLEM5 ( ! ,HOLY ,9QUISITION1 LE>N$ EV5TUALLY1 WE H]ETICS CAN BE /UBBORN BA/>DS4 ,I REFUSE TO RETIRE FROM ! FIELD4 ,I WILL N[ (F] SOME W>-:OOPS ( MY [N2 ,I HOPE ! JUDICI\S WILL F9D !M TO CONTA9 MORE COMMON S5SE & LESS NOISE ?AT ! FULM9ATIONS ( ,RO?B>D & ,SMI?4 

0,LAW0 9 ,SCI5CE & ,!OLOGY 

,9S(> AS ! LAWS ( MA!MATICS >E C]TA91 !Y DO NOT REF] TO REALITY1 & 9S(> AS !Y REF] TO REALITY1 !Y >E NOT C]TA94 

-- ,ALB]T ,E9/E91 QUOT$ BY ,KORZYBSKI 9 ,SCI5CE & ,SANITY 

,TO BEG9 )1 S9CE ,I AM NOT AS CLEV] AS ,RO?B>D & ,SMI?1 ,I AM NOT AS C]TA9 AS !Y >E4 

,I (F] MY OP9IONS AS OP9IONS1 NOT AS DOGMAS1 & ,I DO NOT CLAIM TO REFUTE ABSOLUTELY ! P>TICUL> DEITY 7OR IDOL7 CALL$ ,NATURAL ,LAW ?AT ,RO?B>D1 ,SMI? & K9DR$ 9TELLECTS >E (F]+ = \R WOR%IP4 ,I AM AGNO/IC AB\T ?AT GOD1 AS AB\T ALL GODS1 BUT ,I AM NOT SM>T 5\< TO BE AN A!I/1 AS ,SMI? IS1 OR ?9KS HE IS4 7,I SUSPECT1 & WILL >GUE H]E1 ?AT ,SMI? HAS M]ELY REPLAC$ ONE ,IDOL ) ANO!R47 ,I REMA9 OP5 TO ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! DIV9ITY CALL$ ,NATURAL ,LAW EXI/S SOME:]E1 9 SOME S5SE1 AS ! O!R IDOLS (F]$ BY O!R !OLOGIANS MAY EXI/ SOME:]E1 9 SOME S5SE4 ,S9CE ,I LACK PRECOGNITION1 I CANNOT KN[ :AT MI<T BE DISCOV]$ TOMORR[1 OR 9 A HUNDR$ YE>S1 OR 9 A MILL5NIUM4 ,ALL ,I CAN SAY IS ?AT1 = A SL[ LE>N] LIKE ME1 ! QUE/ION ( GODS & O!R METAPHYSICAL 5TITIES 9CLUD+ 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 REMA9S /ILL OP5 AT PRES5T EV5 IF SOME DEV\TLY 9SI/ ?AT IT IS CLOS$2 & ?AT >GUM5TS LIKE 0,%UT UP0 & 0,I'LL PROVE IT LAT]0 ONLY ADD TO MY D\BTS & SUSPICIONS4 

0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! S5SE ( IDEOLOGI/S OR IDOLATORS SEEMS QUITE DI/9CT FROM 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! S5SE ( ! PHYSICAL SCI5CES4 ,A SO-CALL$ NATURAL LAW 9 ! PHYSICAL SCI5CES IS NOT A LAW 9 ! LEGAL S5SE AT ALL1 BUT A /ATI/ICAL OR MA!MATICAL G5]ALIZATION FROM :I* PR$ICTIONS >E D$UC$ ?AT CAN BE1 9 PR9CIPLE1 REFUT$ BY EXP]IM5T4 ,NO EXP]IM5TS CAN EV] PROVE ! G5]ALIZATIONS ( SCI5CE1 BECAUSE WE DO NOT KN[ & CANNOT KN[ :AT SURPRISES FUTURE EXP]IM5TS MAY HOLD2 BUT A G5]ALIZATION ( SCI5CE GETS TO BE CALL$ A 0LAW0 -- C>ELESSLY & 9ACCURATELY1 MANY SCI5TI/S N[ FEEL -- :5 IT HAS SURVIV$ A GREAT DEAL ( EXP]IM5TAL TE/+ OV] A LONG P]IOD ( TIME4 ,9 COMMON S5SE1 SU* G5]ALIZATIONS C]TA9LY APPE> RELATIVELY SAFE & RELATIVELY PROBABLE2 BUT BECAUSE WE DO NOT KN[ ! RESULTS ( FUTURE EXP]IM5TS1 G5]ALIZATIONS FROM ! PA/ >E NEV] C]TA94 ,ON ! O!R H&1 EXP]IM5TS MAY REFUTE A SCI5TIFIC G5]ALIZATION1 :I* IS :Y ! POSSIBILITY ( REFUTATION IS CONSID]$ P>T ( ! CRIT]IA ( 0MEAN+0 9 SCI5CE4 ,?IS PO9T IS DISCUSS$ FUR!R 9 ! WORKS ( ,WITTG5/E91 ,P4,W4 ,BRIDGMAN & ,K>L ,POPP]1 AMONG O!RS1 & ?OSE SEEK+ FUR!R DETAIL >E !RE REF]R$2 = N[1 IT IS 5\< TO EMPHASIZE ?AT ! PROPOSITIONS ( !OLOGY >E NOT CONSID]$ SCI5TIFICALLY 0MEAN+FUL0 BECAUSE !Y >E SO DEF9$ AS TO NEGATE ! POSSIBILITY ( REFUTATION -- TO EVADE EXP]IM5TAL TE/+ 5TIRELY4 

,= 9/ANCE1 ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC DOGMA ( TRANS-SUB/ANTIATION HOLDS ?AT1 ONCE BLESS$ BY AN 0ORDA9$ PRIE/10 A PIECE ( BREAD BECOMES 9 ESS5CE ! BODY & BLOOD ( A ,JEW :O DI$ #b YE>S AGO4 ,:ILE ,RATIONALI/S LAU< & ,CA?OLICS GR[ DEF5SIVE1 ! MOD]N SCI5TI/ PRON\NCES ! CASE 0MEAN+LESS0 BECAUSE IT NEV] CAN BE TE/$ OR REFUT$4 ,! EXPRESSION 09 ESS5CE0 9DE$ APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 9V5T$ TO EVADE EXP]IM5TS4 ,9 ,?OMI/ !OLOGY1 ! 0ESS5CE0 ( A 0?+0 IS BY DEF9ITION NOT TO BE KN[N BY ! S5SES OR BY 9/RUM5TS2 EV]Y?+ ?AT CAN BE KN[N BY ! S5SES OR 9/RUM5TS IS ONLY 0ACCID5T10 NOT 0ESS5CE0 9 ?IS WORD-GAME4 ,FROM ! 9/RUM5TAL OR SCI5TIFIC PO9T ( VIEW1 !N1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE IF ! 0ESS5CE0 IS SAID TO BE ! BODY & BLOOD ( ,*RI/1 OR ! HIDE ( ! ,EA/] ,BUNNY1 OR ! SKELETON ( ,! ,DONG ,) ,! ,LUM9\S ,NOSE1 OR ALL ?REE AT ONCE4 ,S9CE SU* <O/LY OR SPOOKY 0ESS5CES0 MAY !ORETICALLY EXI/ OR AT LEA/ MAY BE ASS]T$ TO EXI/ :]E \R 9/RUM5TS ONLY DETECT BREAD1 ANY NUMB] ( SU* !ORETICAL 0ESS5CES0 MAY BE !RE1 EV5 AN 9F9ITE NUMB]1 OR NO 0ESS5CE0 MAY BE !RE AT ALL4 ,S9CE !RE IS NO SCI5TIFIC WAY ( MEASUR+ ?AT :I* HAS BE5 DEF9$ AS IMMEASURABLE1 !RE IS NO SCI5TIFIC MEAN+ 9 SAY+ EI!R ?AT ONE 0ESS5CE0 EXI/S 9 ! BREAD OR ?AT A MILLION EXI/ OR ?AT NONE EXI/ AT ALL4 

,! SAME CRITICISM APPLIES1 ( C\RSE1 TO ! 9DWELL+ 0NATURES0 POSIT$ BY M$IEVAL !OLOGIANS & /ILL POSIT$ TODAY BY ,PR(ESSOR ,RO?B>D4 ,WE CANNOT MEAN+FULLY SAY ?AT !Y EXI/ OR ?AT !Y DO NOT EXI/4 ,ALL WE CAN SAY IS ?AT !Y LACK MEAN+ 9 SCI5CE1 S9CE !Y DO NOT REF] TO S5SORY-S5SUAL EV5TS OBS]VABLE 9 SPACE-TIME4 

,?US1 ONE MAY FILL A PAGE ) PROPOSITIONS LIKE 0,ALL R\ND SQU>ES >E ESS5TIALLY DIV9E10 0,ALL COLORLESS GRE5 IDEAS >E ESS5TIALLY DIABOLICAL10 0,ALL GREML9S EAT 9VISIBLE CABBAGE10 ETC4 & SOME MAY F9D1 OR ?9K !Y F9D1 AS MU* COM=T & SPIRITUAL N\RI%M5T 9 ?IS AS ,CA?OLICS F9D 9 ! 09VISIBLE ESS5CE ( ,*RI/NESS0 9 SOME?+ ?AT LOOKS & TA/ES LIKE ANY O!R PIECE ( BREAD1 OR ?AT ,PR(4 ,RO?B>D F9DS 9 HIS 9DWELL+ 0NATURES0 )9 05TITIES40 ,BUT ALL SU* PROPOSITIONS1 S9CE !Y CANNOT BE TE/$1 REMA9 /RICTLY MEAN+LESS ACCORD+ TO ! RULES ( ! SCI5CE GAME4 

,A SCI5TIFICALLY MEAN+FUL G5]ALIZATION DEALS ) EV5TS ?AT CAN BE OBS]V$ BY HUMANS1 EV5 IF IT REQUIRES SPECIAL 9/RUM5TS TO OBS]VE !M4 ,?+S ?AT CAN NEV] BE OBS]VATIONALLY DETECT$ EV5 9 PR9CIPLE1 DO NOT HAVE ANY SCI5TIFIC MEAN+4 

,:AT ( ?+S ?AT CAN BE OBS]V$ 9 PR9CIPLE SOM$AY1 BUT CANNOT BE OBS]V$ TODAY8 ,?AT IS1 :AT ( /ATEM5TS LIKE 0,!RE IS A PLANET ) HUMANOID 9TELLIG5CES 9 ! SY/EM ( ! D\BLE /> ,SIRIUS08 ,?IS IS NOT SCI5TIFICALLY MEAN+FUL TODAY1 BUT IT IS NOT MEAN+LESS EI!R1 S9CE WE CAN 9 PR9CIPLE VISIT ,SIRIUS 9 ! FUTURE & 9VE/IGATE ! MATT]4 ,! MOD]N T5D5CY 9 SCI5CE IS TO CLASS SU* PROPOSITIONS1 NOT YET MEAN+FUL BUT NOT =EV] MEAN+LESS1 AS 9DET]M9ATE /ATEM5TS4 ,ONLY ?OSE /ATEM5TS :I* EV5 9 PR9CIPLE CAN NEV] BE TE/$ >E CONSID]$ TOTALLY MEAN+LESS -- SU* AS \R EXAMPLES ( BREAD ?AT APPE>S TO BE BREAD BUT ISN'T ESS5TIALLY BREAD1 OR R\ND SQU>ES1 OR COLORLESS GRE5 IDEAS1 OR 9DWELL+ 0NATURES40 

,SOME CLAIM -- 9DE$ ,SAMUEL ,$W>D ,KONK9 ,I,I,I CLAIM$ 9 HIS FOOTNOTES TO MY ORIG9AL >TICLE ON ?IS SUBJECT -- ?AT !RE >E SCI5TIFIC PROPOSITIONS ?AT >E NOT 9/RUM5TAL OR OBS]VATIONAL 9 ?IS S5SE4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 ,KONK9 CITES ! PROPOSITIONS OR PRAXEOLOGY1 SU* AS 0,CAUSALITY EXI/S40 ,?IS1 H[EV]1 %\LD BE CONSID]$ A PROPOSITION 9 PHILOSOPHY1 NOT 9 SCI5CE2 & ! MA9 /REAM ( MOD]N SCI5CE REG>DS PRAXEOLOGY AS BE+ AS MEAN+LESS AS !OLOGY4 ,AMUS+LY1 ! V]Y WORD 0PRAXEOLOGY0 COMES FROM PRAXIS1 :I* 9 ,LAT9 DESIGNAT$ ! CU/OM>Y WAY ( DO+ ?+S1 I4E41 ! TRIBAL GAME-RULES4 ,! SE>* = CAUSALITY ONCE WAS A RULE ( ! SCI5CE GAME1 9 E>LY TIMES1 :5 IT WAS ?\<T ?AT SCI5TIFIC G5]ALIZATIONS MU/ BE /AT$ AS CAUSE-&-EFFECT ME*ANISMS2 BUT WE KN[ N[ ?AT SCI5CE CAN FUNCTION ) OR )\T ! CAUSALITY RULE4 ,SOME MODELS >E /AT$ 9 CAUSAL LANGUAGE1 & SOME >E NOT1 & ?AT IS ALL MOD]N SCI5CE CAN SAY AB\T CAUSALITY4 ,?AT 0CAUSALITY EXI/S0 -- 9 ITSELF & NOT AS A RULE ( ! ,CLASSICAL ,PHYSICS GAME -- IS NOT A SCI5TIFIC /ATEM5T1 BUT A GAME-RULE ( ,>I/OTELIAN LOGIC2 &1 9 ! MO/ ADVANC$ P>T ( MOD]N PHYSICS -- QUANTUM ME*ANICS -- IT IS G5]ALLY ASSUM$ ?AT CAUSALITY DOES NOT EXI/ ON ! DEEP] LEVELS ( ! 5]GY SY/EMS ?AT MAKE UP AN ATOM4 7,WE WILL RETURN TO ?IS PO9T47 ,A SCI5TIFIC G5]ALIZATION OR MODEL MAY OR MAY NOT HAPP5 TO BE 9 CAUSAL LANGUAGE1 BUT ! MODEL ITSELF IS NOT REG>D$ AS ABSOLUTE OR DIV9E3 IT IS REG>D$ AS A USEFUL TOOL AT PRES5T1 & IT IS ASSUM$ ?AT IT WILL BE REPLAC$ BY A MORE USEFUL MODEL 9 ! FUTURE4 

,9 SUMMATION1 SCI5TIFIC MODELS CONSI/ ( MA!MATICAL G5]ALIZATIONS ?AT PRES5TLY APPE> USEFUL4 ,! HABIT ( CALL+ !SE MODELS 0LAWS0 9 9CREAS+LY FALL+ 9TO DISFAVOR1 & ! WORK+ PHILOSOPHY ( MO/ SCI5TI/S IS FRANKLY CALL$ 0MODEL AGNO/ICISM40 ,?IS ATTITUDE IS ?AT \R MODELS CAN BE CONSID]$ GOOD1 RELATIVELY1 IF !Y HAVE SURVIV$ MANY TE/S1 BUT NONE >E C]TA9 OR SACR$1 & ALL WILL BE REPLAC$ BY BETT] MODELS EV5TUALLY4 ,MODELS ?AT CANNOT BE TE/$ AT ALL1 EV5 9 PR9CIPLE1 >E REG>D$ AS MEAN+LESS1 OR AS ! ,LOGICAL ,POSITIVI/S US$ TO SAY1 0ABUSE ( LANGUAGE40 

0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! SCI5TIFIC S5SE IS1 ?US1 AN OLD-FA%ION$ CONCEPT1 & ONE SELDOM HE>S WORK+ SCI5TI/S TALK+ AB\T 0NATURAL LAWS0 ANYMORE4 ,9 FACT1 :AT !Y >E 9CL9$ TO SAY IS MORE LIKE 0,?IS IS ! MODEL ?AT MAKES MO/ S5SE TO ME RI<T N[40 ,PHYSICI/S1 ESPECIALLY ( ! ,COP5HAG5 PHILOSOPHY1 REG>D 0LAW0 AS AN UN=TUNATE T]M 9 ITSELF1 R$OL5T ( !OLOGY1 & CONSCI\SLY BANI% ! WORD FROM !IR VOCABUL>Y4 

,A SCI5TIFIC 0LAW0 -- :5 ! WORD IS /ILL US$ -- DOES NOT IMPLY A LAW-GIV] & HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) 0LAW0 9 ORD9>Y SPEE* OR ,/ATUTE ,LAW4 

0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! MORAL & !OLOGICAL S5SE APPE>S %OCK+LY DIFF]5T FROM ?IS SCI5TIFIC PHILOSOPHY 9 EV]Y RESPECT4 

,TO TAKE A TYPICAL EXAMPLE :I* HAS >\S$ CONSID]ABLE HIL>ITY 9 ?IS C5TURY1 ! !OLOGICAL 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 ?AT MO/ A/\NDS US SKEPTICS IS ?AT ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC /ATUTE :I* ! ,MONTY ,PY?ON GR\P HAS SUCC9CTLY & COLLOQUIALLY /AT$ AS 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY40 ,9 ! MORE RESONANT & /5TORIAN LANGUAGE ! ,VATICAN PREF]S1 ?IS IS MORE USUALLY /AT$ AS 0,CONTRACEPTION IS AGA9/ ,NATURAL ,LAW40 ,ONE IMM$IATELY SEES ?AT ?IS HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ?OSE /ATI/ICAL G5]ALIZATIONS METAPHORICALLY CALL$ 0LAWS0 9 SCI5CE4 ,! ,VATICAN 0LAW0 IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXP]IM5T2 EXP]IM5T1 & REFUTATION BY EXP]IM5T1 >E SIMPLY NOT RELEVANT TO IT4 ,! ,POPE KN[S1 AS WELL AS Y\ OR ,I KN[1 ?AT MANY HUMAN MALES DO1 9 FACT1 (T5 PUT RUBB]S ON !IR WILLIES4 ,?AT DOESN'T MATT]4 ,?IS K9D ( 0LAW0 DOES NOT REF] TO PHYSICAL1 PALPABLE EV5TS4 

,OHM'S 0LAW0 7SO-CALL$7 HOLDS ?AT ,E"7,I,R OR VOLTAGE EQUALS CURR5T TIMES RESI/ANCE4 ,?IS MU/ BE CONSID]$ A /ATI/ICAL /ATEM5T1 & ,I CAME TO UND]/& ?AT V]Y KE5LY :ILE WORK+ = FIVE YE>S AS A TE*NICAL LABORATORY AIDE 9 AN 5G9E]+ FIRM4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,OHM'S LAW1 IF CURR5T IS #b AMP]ES & RESI/ANCE IS #e OHMS1 !N VOLTAGE WILL BE #b X #e OR #a VOLTS4 ,IT SELDOM IS1 EXACTLY4 ,MORE (T5 IT IS SOME?+ LIKE #i4#i VOLTS OR #a4#a VOLTS1 BUT ,I HAVE SE5 IT W&] AS F> AS #a4#h VOLTS4 ,! EXPLANATIONS >E 09/RUM5T ]ROR10 0HUMAN ]ROR0 & ! FACT ?AT CONDITIONS 9 A REAL LABORATORY >E NEV] ?OSE ( ! ,IDEAL 7,PLATONIC7 ,LABORATORY1 JU/ AS A REAL *AIR IS NEV] EXACTLY ! ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC *AIR & REAL HORSE%IT ISN'T ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT4 7,= ?OSE :O DID NOT HAVE ! DUBI\S B5EFIT ( $UCATION 9 CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY1 IT %\LD BE EXPLA9$ ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ,PLATO1 EV]Y *AIR WE 5C\NT] 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL EXP]I5CE 0IS0 AN IMP]FECT COPY ( ! ,IDEAL ,*AIR SOME:]E \TSIDE SPACE-TIME4 ,FROM ?IS ,I LONG AGO D$UC$ ?AT EV]Y HORSE 5C\NT]$ & 5DUR$ 9 SPACE-TIME IS ALSO AN IMP]FECT COPY ( ! ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE & ALL ! HORSE%IT ,I HAVE EV] /EPP$ 9 IS JU/ AN IMP]FECT COPY ( ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT4 ,I'M SURE SOME ,PLATONI/S HAVE ?\<T ( ?IS BE=E ME1 & NOT ONLY BELIEVE 9 ! ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT BUT HAVE RELIGI\S EC/ASIES 9 :I* !Y CAN ACTUALLY SMELL IT4 ,WE WILL RETURN TO ?IS SUBJECT :5 WE REV]T TO HYPNOSIS-BY-WORDS AT ! 5D47 

,NONE!LESS1 AL?\< 5G9E]S WILL AGREE ) :AT ,I HAVE JU/ WRITT5 -- ! ONLY ?+S MO/ 5G9E]S BELIEVE 9 >E ,MURPHY'S ,LAW 70IF ANY?+ CAN GO WRONG ) A MA*9E1 IT WILL07 & ,HE9LE9'S ,LAW 70,MURPHY WAS AN OPTIMI/ -- ?+S GO WRONG EV5 :5 !Y CAN'T07 -- NOBODY WANTS TO GIVE UP ,OHM'S 0LAW10 :I* REMA9S /ILL A SAFE /ATI/ICAL G5]ALIZATION1 :I* IS ALL A REASONABLE P]SON EXPECTS 9 ?IS *AOTIC UNIV]SE4 ,IF 0LAW0 9 SCI5TIFIC S5SE WAS LIKE 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! !OLOGICAL S5SE1 ONE W\LD F9D ! MET]S READ+ ANY?+ FROM ONE VOLT TO A MILLION VOLTS 9 ! ABOVE CASE1 & ,I W\LD BE AS SKEPTICAL AB\T SCI5CE AS ,I AM AB\T !OLOGY4 ,BUT AS LONG AS ! MET]S ONLY WOBBLE A LITTLE1 & ,OHM'S G5]ALIZATION REMA9S /ATI/ICALLY APPROXIMATELY ON T>GET1 WE VULG> PRAGMATI/S WILL ACCEPT ,OHM'S 0LAW10 IF NOT AS AN ,ET]NAL ,METAPHYSICAL ,EPIPHANY1 !N AS A USEFUL 9TELLECTUAL TOOL1 OR MODEL1 & ?AT IS GOOD 5\< = UNMETAPHYSICAL L[LIFES LIKE US4 

,TO TURN ! COMP>ISON >\ND = GREAT] CL>ITY1 IF !OLOGICAL 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 WAS REMOTELY LIKE SCI5TIFIC 0LAW10 ONE W\LD NOT F9D MILLIONS & MILLIONS ( M5 EV]Y YE> SUCCESSFULLY YANK+ CONDOMS OV] !IR PHALLOI2 ONE W\LD F9D 9/EAD A M9OR WOBBLE ONLY -- A FEW M5 H]E & !RE :O ALMO/ BUT NOT QUITE GET ! DAMN$ RUBB] OV] !IR WILLIES4 ,& IF !OLOGICAL 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 W]E SUBJECT TO REFUTATION BY EXP]IM5T1 LIKE SCI5TIFIC MODELS MIS-CALL$ 0LAWS0 >E1 !N ?IS ,CA?OLIC 0LAW0 W\LD HAVE BE5 REFUT$ :5 ! FIR/ MAN ANY:]E SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ A RUBB] ALL ! WAY OV] HIS D+US1 JU/ AS ,SIMON ,NEWCOME'S PROPOS$ 0LAW0 ?AT NO CRAFT HEAVI] ?AN AIR CAN FLY WAS REFUT$ :5 ,ORVILLE ,WRI<T GOT HIS AIRPLANE (F ! GR\ND = A FEW SECONDS AT ,KILL ,DEVILS ,HILL1 ,KITTY ,HAWK1 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A4 

,SCI5TIFIC MODELS REF] TO EXP]I5CE & CAN BE REFUT$ BY EXP]I5CE4 ,!OLOGICAL DOGMA DOES NOT REF] TO EXP]I5CE1 & IS /ILL A MY/]Y TO MANY ( US :AT IT DOES REF] TO1 IF IT REF]S TO ANY?+4 

,WE WILL SEE AS WE CONT9UE ?AT ,NATURAL ,LAW 9 ! !OLOGICAL-MORAL S5SE1 NOT OBS]VABLE OR MEASURABLE 9 SPACE-TIME1 EXI/S 9 OR REF]S TO ! SAME <O/LY OR EXTRAMUNDANE PLANE :]E SOME PEOPLE GO 9 V]BAL TRANCE OR HYPNOSIS & :]E !RE IS ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT 9 ABUNDANT SUPPLY4 

,FAI? & ,DEEP ,BELIEF 

,D\BT EV]Y?+4 ,F9D Y\R [N LI<T4 

-- ,LA/ WORDS ( ,GOTAMA ,BUDDHA1 9 ,!RAVADA TRADITION 

,ALL ( ?IS HAS BE5 K9D]G>T5 /UFF REALLY1 BUT ! PROPON5TS ( ,T4,G4,G4,N4,L4 7,! ,GREAT ,GOD ,NATURAL ,LAW7 ALL ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE SCI5TIFIC 0LAWS0 OR MODELS 9 ! /ATI/ICAL & 9/RUM5TAL S5SE ) !OLOGICAL 0LAWS0 AS ! LEGISLATIONS ( SOME ,IDOL OR O!R1 & ,I AM TRY+ TO DECONFUSE & DIFF]5TIATE !M4 

,! BASIC DIFF]5CE BETWE5 SCI5CE & !OLOGY HAS NOT BE5 /AT$ YET4 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY0 %\LD NOT REALLY BE CONSID]$ AN ATTEMPT TO APPROXIMATE A SCI5TIFIC 0LAW40 ,IT %\LD BE CALL$ A LAW 9 ! LEGAL S5SE4 ,JU/ AS 0#e#e MILES P] H\R SPE$ LIMIT0 ON A ROAD SIGN DOES NOT MEAN ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GO FA/] ?AN #ee MILES P] H\R1 BUT RA!R ?AT ! HI<WAY PATROL WILL >RE/ Y\ IF !Y CAT* Y\ EXCE$+ #ee MPH1 0,CONTRACEPTION IS AGA9/ ,NATURAL ,LAW10 OR 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY10 DOES NOT MEAN ACTUALLY ?AT CONDOMS WILL NOT FIT OV] ! HUMAN P5IS1 BUT RA!R ?AT ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC 0GOD0 WILL BE EXTREMELY PISS$ (F AT Y\ IF HE CAT*ES Y\ DISOBEY+ HIS RULES4 ,9 BO? !SE CASES -- SPE$ LIMITS & CONTRACEPTION -- LAW MEANS SIMPLY ! 5ACTM5T ( A LAW-MAK]4 

,9 ! CASE ( SPE$ LIMITS1 IT IS PRUD5T TO OBEY1 S9CE !RE IS NO D\BT :ATEV] ?AT ! HI<WAY PATROL APPE>S RECURR5TLY 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL 0REALITY0 OR ORD9>Y EXP]I5CE1 :I* IS ! ONLY 0REALITY0 MO/ ( US KN[ ANY?+ AB\T1 & OBS]VATION & EXP]I5CE /RONGLY SUPPORT ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y LOVE TO >RE/ PEOPLE4 ,9 ! CASE ( CONTRACEPTION1 IT W\LD ALSO BE PRUD5T TO OBEY IF ONE WAS FIR/ CONV9C$ ( ! EXI/5CE 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL 0REALITY0 OR NORMAL SPACE-TIME ( ! ,CA?OLIC 0GOD0 & SECOND ( ! NOTION ?AT ?IS 0GOD10 = SOME DIV9ELY 9SCRUTABLE REASON1 HAS A P>ANOID OBSESSION ) ! DETAILS ( ! ]OTIC BEHAVIOR ( DOME/ICAT$ PRIMATES2 BUT IT MAKES LITTLE S5SE AT ALL IF ONE IS NOT CONV9C$ ( ! EXI/5CE 9 SPATIO-TEMPORAL EXP]I5CE ( SU* A BIZ>RE & SEX-OBSESS$ DIV9ITY4 

,?US1 FROM A SKEPTICAL & AGNO/IC 7NOT DOGMATICALLY A!I/IC7 PO9T ( VIEW1 ! ,CA?OLIC DOCTR9E ( 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 SEEMS TO BE AN AB/RACTION & REIFICATION ( ,/ATUTE ,LAW BAS$ ON %E] BLUFF4 ,WE CAN SEE & OBS]VE ! HI<WAY PATROL1 & WE KN[ SOME?+ AB\T :AT HAPP5S TO PEOPLE HAUL$ 9TO C\RT BY !M1 BUT NOBODY HAS EV] SE5 ! ,CA?OLIC 0GOD0 & ! CLAIM ?AT HE HAS A K9D ( SUP]-JAIL1 WORSE ?AN ANY HUMAN PRISON & CALL$ 0,HELL10 :]E HE TORTURES ?OSE :O R\SE HIS IRE1 HAS SIMPLY NOT BE5 PROV54 ,( C\RSE1 ONE CANNOT DISPROVE ! EXI/5CE ( ?IS 0GOD0 & HIS TORTURE *AMB] -- LIKE ! 0ESS5CES0 9VOLV$ 9 TRANSUB/ANTIATION1 !Y HAVE BE5 DEF9$ SO AS TO BE 9CAPABLE ( PRO( OR DISPRO( -- BUT :E!R OR NOT ONE IS GO+ TO BE FRI<T5$ BY SU* BOGEYS DEP5DS ON ONE'S WILL+NESS TO BUY A PIG 9 A POKE4 ,S9CE !OLOGICAL PROPOSITIONS >E SCI5TIFICALLY MEAN+LESS1 ?OSE ( US ( PRAGMATIC DISPOSITION SIMPLY WON'T BUY SU* DUBI\S M]*&ISE4 ,WE CANNOT PROVE ) C]TITUDE ?AT ?OSE :O DO BUY >E BE+ SW9DL$1 BUT WE ALSO CANNOT PROVE ) C]TITUDE ?AT SOME?+ ?AT LOOKS & TA/ES LIKE BREAD HAS MIRACUL\SLY BECOME HUMAN FLE% EI!R4 ,WE RES]VE JUDGM5T1 & SMILE CYNICALLY AT ?OSE :O RU% =W>D TO 9VE/ 9 SU* NOTIONS4 ,MAYBE -- REMOTELY -- !RE MI<T SOME?+ 9 SU* PROMOTIONS1 AS !RE MI<T BE SOME?+ 9 ! TALK+ DOGS & ! /OCKS 9 ,>ABIAN TAPIOCA M9ES ?AT ,W4,C4 ,FIELDS ONCE SOLD 9 HIS COM$IES1 BUT WE SUSPECT ?AT WE RECOGNIZE A CON GAME 9 OP]ATION4 ,AT LEA/1 WE WANT TO HE> ! DOG TALK OR SEE ! TAPIOCA ORE BE=E WE BUY 9TO SU* DEALS4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ( C\RSE1 ! !OLOGIAN 9VOKES ! VIRTUE ( 0FAI?0 & ,PR(4 ,RO?B>D WILL AGA9 RAISE HIS VOICE 9 HYMNS TO ! VALUE ( 0DEEP BELIEF40 

,9 FACT1 DESPITE MY AGGRAVAT$ CASE ( AGNO/ICISM1 ,I AM WILL+ TO GRANT ! VALUE ( 0FAI?0 9 C]TA9 SPECIFIC CASES & )9 SPECIFIC CONTEXTS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 A GREAT DEAL ( HUMAN BEHAVIOR CONTA9S :AT >E CALL$ SELF-FULFILL+ PROPHECIES4 ,IF Y\ 0BELIEVE 9 Y\RSELF' AS ! BOOKS ON POSITIVE ?9K+ RECOMM5D1 Y\ WILL (T5 A*IEVE MORE ?AN ?OSE OBSESS$ ) A S5SE ( GUILT & 9ADEQUACY4 ,?OSE :O /UDY = ! EXAMS WILL PROBABLY GET ABOVE-AV]AGE M>KS1 :ILE ?OSE :O 0KN[0 !Y CAN'T PASS WILL NOT BO!R TO CRAM & WILL C]TA9LY FAIL4 ,! GOOD JOB MAY OR MAY NOT GO TO ! BE/ C&IDATE1 BUT IT NEV] GOES TO ! P]SON :O IS SO SURE ( FAILURE ?AT HE_/%E DOESN'T APPLY = AN 9T]VIEW4 ,I EV5 ?9K ?AT ,I HAVE OBS]V$ ?AT ,*RI/IAN ,SCI5TI/S 7:O BELIEVE A HAPPY M9D MAKES A HEAL?Y BODY7 T5D TO LIVE LONG] & LOOK Y\NG] ?AN ?OSE ) GLOOMY & PESSIMI/IC PHILOSOPHIES4 

,H[EV]1 AS ,W4,C4 ,FIELDS -- ?AT GREAT ,AU?ORITY ON FAI? & GULLIBILITY -- ONCE SAID1 0,IF AT FIR/ Y\ DON'T SUCCE$1 TRY & TRY AGA94 ,!N GIVE UP4 ,NO S5SE BE+ A DAMN$ FOOL AB\T IT40 

,>I/OTELIAN EI!R_/OR LOGIC APPE>S 9ADEQUATE & MISLEAD+ TODAY1 BECAUSE ! UNIV]SE APP>5TLY CAN C\NT ABOVE TWO4 ,9 ! PRES5T CASE1 ! HABIT OR >GU+ 0=0 OR 0AGA9/0 FAI? APPE>S TO BE SIMPLY ,>I/OTELIAN DUALISM C>RI$ TO ABSURDITY4 ,9 COMMON S5SE1 IF NOT HYPNOTIZ$ BY A LOGICIAN1 EV]YBODY REALIZES ?AT FAI? MAY BE A GAMBLE ?AT IS WOR? TAK+ 9 MANY CASES1 BUT1 AS ,FIELDS SAYS1 !RE IS NO S5SE 9 BE+ A DAMN$ FOOL AB\T IT4 ,:5 PSY*OLOGI/S OR O!R C\NSELORS SUGGE/ ?AT WE MI<T BE HAPPI] & MORE SUCCESSFUL IF WE TRI$1 EXP]IM5TALLY1 TO BE LESS PESSIMI/IC & HAVE MORE FAI? 9 \RSELVES & O!RS1 ?AT IS USUALLY A GAMBLE WOR? TAK+4 ,:5 WE >E ASK$ TO HAVE FAI? 9 ! ,EA/] ,BUNNY OR 9 A P]PETUAL MOTION MA*9E SOLD 9 A BACK ALLEY1 ! RULES ( ORD9>Y PRUD5CE SUGGE/ ?AT SOMEBODY ?9KS WE >E DAMN$ FOOLS & IS TRY+ TO CA% 9 ON \R FOLLY4 

,IT ALSO NE$S TO BE EMPHASIZ$ ?AT ALL =MS ( 0FAI?0 ?AT REMA9 RELATIVELY SAME >E LIMIT$ BY TIME & CONTEXT4 ,I WILL BELIEVE = A GIV5 TIME ?AT 0! *ECK IS 9 ! MAIL0 OR ?AT MEGADOSES ( A NEW VITAM9IC COMP\ND >E DO+ ME SOME GOOD2 ,I WILL BELIEVE1 9 A GIV5 CONTEXT1 ?AT OPTIMISM WORKS BETT] ?AN PESSIMISM & ?AT IF Y\ TREAT PEOPLE NICELY MO/ ( !M WILL BE NICE 9 RETURN4 ,9 ALL SU* ACTS ( FAI?1 ONE IS CONSCI\S ( TAK+ A GAMBLE4 ,! K9D ( 0FAI?0 DEM&$ BY !OLOGY & METAPHYSICS IS ( A DIFF]5T ORD] 5TIRELY1 BECAUSE TO HAVE 0FAI?0 9 A SY/EM ( IDEAS -- ANY SY/EM -- DEM&S ?AT ONE /OP ?9K+ 5TIRELY1 & IF ! SY/EM IS ESPECIALLY B>OQUE 7E4G4 ,SOVIET COMMUNISM1 ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICISM7 IS ALSO DEM&S ?AT EV5TUALLY ONE /OP SEE+1 HE>+1 SMELL+ OR 9 ANY WAY S5S+ :AT IS ACTUALLY HAPP5+ >\ND ONE4 

,IT CANNOT BE AN ACCID5T ?AT SU* 0FAI?10 QUITE PROP]LY CALL$ 0BL9D FAI?0 9 ORD9>Y SPEE*1 IS ONLY PRAIS$ AS A VIRTUE BY ?OSE :O PR(IT FROM IT4 

,SO1 !N3 = ALL ,I KN[ ! ,CA?OLIC 0GOD0 MAY EXI/ SOME:]E 9 SOME =M1 BUT ! RHETORIC ( HIS WOR%IP]S >\SES D>K SUSPICIONS4 ,I !RE=E RETURN ! TRADITIONAL ,SCOTS JURY V]DICT3 ,NOT ,PROV54 7,I BELIEVE ?AT V]DICT WAS G5]ALLY EMPLOY$ HAD D>K SUSPICIONS BUT NOT TOTAL C]TITUDE47 ,I DECL9E ,PASCAL'S ,WAG] 7A MORE ELEGANT =M ( ,RO?B>D'S NOTION ?AT WE %\LD PRET5D A BELIEF IF WE HAVE IT NOT7 BECAUSE ,I AM NOT CLEV] 5\< TO UND]/& SU* AB/RUSITIES & :5 ,I AM UNC]TA9 IT SEEMS TO ME ! SIMPLE1 HONE/ ?+ TO SAY FRANKLY ?AT ,I AM UNC]TA94 

,& ,I DON'T SEE ANY NE$ TO SEEK C]TITUDE OR EV5 PRET5D IT1 :5 9 EXP]I5CE MO/ ( :AT HAPP5S TO US IS UNC]TA9 &_/OR UNPR$ICTABLE1 FROM REMEMB]+ :AT WE HAD = D9N] LA/ ,W$NESDAY TO GUESS+ :E!R OR NOT \R FLI<T WILL LEAVE ! AIRPORT ON S*$ULE OR EV5 TO 9TUIT+ :AT ! HELL \R BE/ FRI5DS >E ?9K+ :5 !Y PUT D[N ! :ISKEY & />E \T ! W9D[4 

,! SE>* = C]TITUDE -- LIKE ! PRET5SE OR MORAL RI<TE\SNESS -- APPE>S TO ME AS A M$IEVAL HABIT ?AT %\LD HAVE VANI%$ LONG AGO4 ,NONE ( US KN[S 5\< TO BE C]TA9 AB\T ANY?+1 USUALLY1 & NONE ( US >E NE>LY AS 0MORAL0 AS WE FEEL OBLIG$ TO PRET5D WE >E 9 ORD] TO BE ACCEPTABLE 9 0,DEC5T0 ,SOCIETY4 ,IF WE >E NOT TOTALLY /UPID & BL9DLY SELFI% ON ALL POSSIBLE OCCASIONS1 WE >E AB\T AS BRI<T & E?ICAL AS ANYBODY 9 HI/ORY HAS EV] BE54 ,! GREATE/ BATT]S 9 ! HI/ORY ( BASEBALL ALL HAD BATT+ AV]AGES WELL BEL[ 4#e1 :I* MEANS !Y MISS$ MORE ?AN HALF ! TIME !Y SWUNG4 ,M$IEVAL MORALITY & !OLOGY HAVE LEFT US ) ! HYPOCRITICAL HABIT OR PRET5D+ BATT+ AV]AGES CLOSE TO 4#i#i#i 9 BO? KN[L$GE & E?ICS4 7,! ,ABSOLUTI/S GO >\ND TALK+ & ACT+ AS IF !IR AV]AGES W]E ACTUALLY #a4 OR %E] P]FECTION47 ,ON AV]AGE1 ,I ?9K ,I SCORE UND] ,BABE ,RU?1 & ,I SUSPECT Y\ DO1 TOO4 ,!RE ?US APPE>S TO BE A GREAT DEAL ( CONCEIT & SELF-DECEPTION 9 ! HABITUAL POSES ( 9TELLECTUAL C]TITUDE & E?ICAL P]FECTION AMONG ! $UCAT$ CLASSES4 ,IT W\LD APPE> MORE 9 KEEP+ ) HONE/Y1 ,I ?9K1 TO RECOGNIZE1 AS ANALOG\S TO ,MURPHY'S ,LAW1 ! UNSCI5TIFIC BUT USEFUL G5]ALIZATION ,I CALL ! ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK ,PR9CIPLE4 ,! ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK ,PR9CIPLE HOLDS ?AT IF Y\ DON'T WAKE UP1 ONCE A MON? AT LEA/1 & REALIZE ?AT Y\ HAVE REC5TLY BE5 ACT+ LIKE A ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK AGA9 !N Y\ WILL PROBABLY GO ON ACT+ LIKE A ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK =EV]2 BUT IF Y\ DO1 OCCASIONALLY1 RECOGNIZE Y\R ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK9ESS1 Y\ MI<T BEG9 TO BECOME A LITTLE LESS ,S*MUCKY ?AT ! G5]AL HUMAN AV]AGE AT ?IS PRIMITIVE /AGE ( T]RE/RIAL EVOLUTION4 

,SO1 ,I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE EI!R AS BRI<T OR AS 0MORAL0 AS ! AU?ORITIES ON ,NATURAL ,LAW4 ,AS SOME V>IETY ( ,COSMIC ,S*MUCK1 ! BE/ ,I CAN CLAIM IS ?AT ,I HAVE DEVELOP$1 OV] ! YE>S1 SOME S5SE ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 REAL HORSE%IT ?AT Y\ CAN /EP 9 & ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT ?AT EXI/S1 EVID5TLY1 ONLY 9 ! CONTEMPLATION ( ?OSE :O WOR%IP SU* AB/RACTIONS3 & ,I CONT9UE TO NOTICE ?AT ,NATURAL ,LAW BE>S AN UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT4 

,METAPHYSICS ,)\T 0,GOD0 

,I FE> WE HAVE NOT GOTT5 RID ( 0,GOD0 BECAUSE WE /ILL HAVE FAI? 9 GRAMM>4 

-- ,NIETZS*E1 ,! ,JOYFUL ,WISDOM 

,TURN WE N[ TO ! ,G5TILES4 ,! MOD]N =M ( ! 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 MY/IQUE 9 UNLIKE ! ,CA?OLIC DOGMA 9 NOT 9VOK+ 0,GOD0 V]Y EXPLICITLY & 9 BECOM+ CIVILIZ$ 5\< NOT TO ?REAT5 US ) ROA/+ OR TOA/+ OR B>BECU+ OR *>BROIL+ IF WE >E H]ETICS4 ,IT REMA9S LIKE ! ,CA?OLIC DOGMA 9 ATTEMPT+ TO TELL US :AT WE %\LD & %\LD NOT DO3 IT WI%ES TO LEGISLATE = US1 ACCORD+ TO ITS [N ,PROCRU/EAN AB/RACT PR9CIPLES1 & IT REG>DS US AS SC\NDRELS IF WE WILL NOT OBEY ITS DICTATES4 ,IT DOES NOT ?9K ?AT WE C\LD OR %\LD JUDGE 9DIVIDUAL CASES = \RSELVES1 & IT DOES NOT SUSPECT ?AT WE MI<T BE OBLIG$ TO DO SO IF WE >E NOT TO BE TOTAL ZOMBIES OR ROBOTS PROGRAMM$ BY ITS ,PLATONIC OR EXTRAMUNDANE ,RULE ,BOOK4 

,H[EV]1 IF ! ,CA?OLIC =M ( 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 DOGMA SEEMS TO BE BAS$ ON %E] BLUFF 7ON PROPOSITIONS ?AT CAN NEI!R BE V]IFI$ NOR REFUT$71 ! MOD]N V]SION ( ! CULT SEEMS TO BE BAS$ ON TOTAL CONFUSION4 ,ONE KN[S :AT ! ,CA?OLICS MEAN1 EV5 IF ONE DOESN'T BELIEVE A WORD ( IT1 BUT IT IS NE>LY IMPOSSIBLE TO DECIDE IF ! MOD]N 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 MY/IQUE MEANS ANY?+4 

,! PROBLEM IS ?IS3 IF 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ! PRESCRIPTIVE S5SE 7AS DI/+UI%$ FROM ! DESCRIPTIVE MODELS ( SCI5CE7 DOES NOT D]IVE FROM SOME 0GASE\S V]TEBRATE ( A/RONOMICAL HEFT0 CALL$ 0,GOD0 OR 0,JEHOVAH0 OR 0,ALLAH0 OR 0,WOG ! ,ALMI<TY0 OR SOME?+ LIKE ?AT1 ,I CANNOT IMAG9E :AT ! DEUCE IT DOES D]IVE FROM4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ,I CAN ONLY /& >\ND ) MY B>E FACE HANG+ \T & MAKE MY IGNORANCE PUBLIC BY ASK+ ANNOY+ QUE/IONS1 LIKE ,SOCRATES1 EV5 IF ?IS MAKES ,PR(4 ,RO?B>D WANT TO HIT ME ) A *AIR4 

,= 9/ANCE1 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY1 BECAUSE ,GOD WILL BOIL Y\ OR BROIL Y\ = IT LAT]0 MAKES P]FECT S5SE TO ME1 EV5 IF ,I DON'T BELIEVE IT1 BECAUSE IT IS A LAW 9 ! NORMAL =M ( ! ,/ATUTE ,LAWS ?AT WE 5C\NT] EV]Y DAY4 ,?AT IS1 IT HAS ! SAME IDEATIONAL /RUCTURE AS 0,DON'T SMOKE POT1 BECAUSE WE'LL ?R[ Y\R ASS 9 JAIL = TW5TY YE>S IF WE CAT* Y\0 OR 0,GIVE US #b P] C5T ( Y\R 9COME OR WE'LL ?R[ Y\R ASS 9 JAIL = #c YE>S IF WE CAT* Y\0 OR ZILLIONS ( O!R BRILLIANT NOTIONS ,/ATUTE ,LAW-MAK]S HAVE CREAT$4 ,BO? ( !SE TYPICAL ,/ATUTE ,LAWS MAKE S5SE TO ME1 BECAUSE ,I UND]/& :AT !Y MEAN4 ,!Y MEAN ?AT SOME PEOPLE 9 A GOV]NM5T (FICE WANT TO CONTROL MY BEHAVIOR & PURLO9 MY ASSETS & >E ?REAT5+ ME1 & CONTROL BY ?REAT REMA9S AS BASIC TO ,GOV]NM5T AS TO ,!OLOGY4 ,I MAY OR MAY NOT OBEY A GIVE /ATUTE LAW1 DEP5D+ ON :E!R IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME OR NOT1 :E!R IT MAKES SO MU* S5SE ?AT ,I W\LD DO IT ANYWAY 7) OR )\T A ,LAW71 :AT *ANCE ,I ?9K ! AU?ORITIES ACTUALLY HAVE ( CAT*+ ME IF ,I PREF] TO FOLL[ MY [N JUDGM5T1 H[ MU* ( A NUISANCE IT IS TO OBEY ! MORE IDIOTIC & IMP]T95T ( SU* LAWS1 ETC41 BUT ,I KN[ :O IS ?REAT5+ ME & :AT !Y >E ?REAT5+ ME )4 

,BUT IF ! 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 CULTI/ DOES NOT EXPLICITLY 9VOKE 0,GOD0 & EXPLICITLY ?REAT5 ME ) ! SUP]-JAIL CALL$ 0,HELL10 & IS NOT A REPRES5TATIVE ( SOME ,GOV]NM5T OR O!R ?REAT5+ ME ) ! MORE LIMIT$ ,HELLS ?AT HUMANS 9V5T & CALL 0JAILS10 ,I FAIL TO MAKE ANY S5SE :ATSOEV] \T ( ! /ATEM5T ?AT SOME?+ Y\ OR ,I OR ! BLOKE LEAN+ AGA9/ ! LAMPPO/ WANT TO DO IS 0AGA9/ ! LAW10 OR ?AT SOME?+ NONE ( US WANT TO DO & F9D REPUGNANT IS MADE OBLIGATORY BY LAW4 ,:OSE LAW8 ,IF SU* A 0LAW0 IS NOT EXPLICITLY ATTRIBUT$ TO A SPECIFIC 0,GOD0 OR A SPECIFIC 0,GOV]NM5T10 !N IT IS NOT A LAW 9 ! PUNITIVE S5SE AT ALL4 ,& WE HAVE ALREADY SE5 ?AT IT IS NOT A LAW 9 ! METAPHORIC S5SE 9 :I* ! PR$ICTIONS /ATI/ICALLY D]IV$ FROM SCI5TIFIC MODELS >E LOOSELY CALL$ 0LAWS40 ,SO :AT K9D ( LAW IS IT8 ,& :Y %\LD WE REG>D IT ) ! SPOOKY & CLE>LY RELIGI\S EMOTIONS ( 0DEEP BELIEF0 & 0PASSION0 ?AT ,RO?B>D URGES ON US8 

,GEORGE ,H4 ,SMI?1 TO GIVE HIM CR$IT1 DOES ATTEMPT1 9 HIS SKET* ( A POSSIBLE FUTURE >GUM5T1 TO SUGGE/ SOME K9D ( MEAN+ = SU* AN AB/RACT & UN5=CEABLE 0LAW40 ,HIS SKET* ( AN >GUM5T1 ALAS1 RE/S ON RA!R ,>I/OTELIAN NOTIONS ( CAUSALITY 9 :I* PR$ICTIONS >E EI!R TRUE OR FALSE4 ,?AT IS1 A 0NATURAL LAW0 9 ,SMI?'S S5SE W\LD BE AK9 TO AN ABSOLUTELY ,NEWTONIAN SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTION & W\LD BE EQUIVAL5T TO A K9D ( PRACTICAL SCI5CE1 LIKE SAY+1 0IF Y\ JUMP (F A TALL BUILD+ )\T A P>A*UTE1 Y\ WILL GET HURT40 

,ONE TR\BLE ) ?IS UNEXPECT$ & 9CONGRU\S 9TRUSION ( PRAGMATISM 9TO METAPHYSICS1 AS ,I SEE IT1 IS ?AT IT TAKES ! SPOOKY RELIGIOSITY \T ( ,NATURAL ,LAW1 OP5S ! MATT] TO DEBATE & DISCUSSION1 EXAM9ATION ( REAL DETAILS ( ACTUAL CASES1 H[ TO GAUGE PROBABLE \TCOMES1 ETC41 & ?US APPROA*ES REAL SCI5CE1 ALMO/4 ,?IS T5D5CY SEEMS TO ME A /EP 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION1 BUT IT REL9QUI%ES ! METAPHYSICAL ,ABSOLUTE ,TRU? ?AT PEOPLE LIKE ,RO?B>D & ,KONK9 & O!R METAPHYSICIANS >E SEEK+4 ,?AT :I* IS PLAC$ 9 A PRACTICAL S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME CONTEXT IS NO LONG] ABSOLUTE1 BUT BECOMES A MATT] ( PRAGMATIC *OICE1 TACTICS1 /RATEGY & ! RELATIVITY ?AT OBTA9S 9 ALL EMPIRICAL JUDGM5TS4 ,BRIEFLY3 !RE IS NO NE$ = 0PASSION0 & 0DEEP BELIEF0 :5 CONFRONT$ ) ! PROBABLE RESULTS ( JUMP+ (F TALL BUILD+S2 COMMON S5SE IS SUFFICI5T4 ,BUT SU* CASES >E EXTREME1 NOT TYPICAL4 ,! TYPICAL HUMAN *OICE REMA9S AMBIGU\S -- & EV5 ITS FIR/ RESULT DOES NOT 0JU/IFY0 OR 0CONDEMN0 IT1 S9CE ITS LAT] RESULTS REMA9 TO BE LE>N$4 ,IT ONLY TAKES COMMON S5SE1 NOT A ?REE-YE> C\RSE 9 ,EXI/5TIALISM1 TO UND]/& ?IS4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ,SMI?'S ,>I/OTELIAN EI!R_/OR LOGIC DOES NOT COV] MO/ ( ! ISSUES :I* ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S >E EAG] TO LEGISLATE UPON1 S9CE MO/ *OICES 9 ! REAL WORLD DO NOT R$UCE TO ,ABSOLUTE ,>I/OTELIAN TRUE-OR-FALSE V]DICTS BUT >E PROBABILI/IC4 ,MO/ *OICES 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME OR ORD9>Y 0REALITY0 >E NOT LIKE JUMP+ (F TALL BUILD+S1 BUT MORE LIKE DECID+ BETWE5 TAK+ A BUS OR DRIV+ 9 Y\R C>2 ,RO?B>D'S 0PASSIONS0 & 0DEEP BELIEFS0 RA!R HEAVILY DI/ORT Y\R ABILITY TO JUDGE ! PROBABILITIES PRAGMATICALLY 9 SU* DAILY AFFAIRS1 & ,SMI? W\LD BE BETT] ADVIS$ TO JUDGE !M 9 PROBABILI/IC T]MS ?AN 9 METAPHYSICAL ,>I/OTELIAN ABSOLUTES4 ,A 0PASSIONATE0 BELIEF ?AT IT IS ALWAYS BETT] TO DRIVE Y\ C> ?AN TO TAKE A BUS CAN GET Y\ 9 TR\BLE :5 ! C> NE$S REPAIRS4 ,9 %ORT1 ANY ATTEMPT TO 9TRODUCE A SCI5TIFIC MEAN+ OR QUASI-SCI5TIFIC MEAN+ 9TO ! METAPHYSICS ( ,NATURAL ,LAW RUNS AGR\ND ON ! FACT ?AT WE DO NOT KN[ ! DEF9ITE OR F9AL RESULTS ( MO/ HUMAN ACTIONS BUT ONLY !IR PROBABLE & %ORT-T]M RESULTS4 ,IT IS1 = 9/ANCE1 HI<LY IMPROBABLE ?AT ! POLICE WILL >RE/ ! MAJORITY ( POT-SMOK]S 9 ANY GIV5 CITY ON ANY GIV5 DAY4 ,! ATTEMPT TO PRODUCE A ,NATURAL ,LAW ON ! BASIS ( SU* PROBABILITIES LEADS TO ! CONCLUSION 7:I* MO/ Y\NG PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY D$UC$7 ?AT Y\ >E FAIRLY SAFE SMOK+ ! WE$ EV5 IF !RE IS A LAW AGA9/ IT4 ,?AT IS H>DLY ! SORT ( RESULT ,SMI? IS LOOK+ =1 BUT IT IS ! SORT ( RESULT ONE GETS IF ONE DOES TRY TO ?9K SCI5TIFICALLY ( ! /ATI/ICS ( :AT BEHAVIORS LEAD TO :AT RESULTS4 ,9 G5]AL1 MO/ CRIM9ALS ?9K1 )9 ! LIMITS ( !IR 9TELLIG5CE & IMAG9ATION1 ( ! PROBABLE RESULTS ( !IR CRIMES1 & ! PR(ESSIONALS AMONG !M1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,MAFIA & ! MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 COMMIT !IR CRIMES ONLY AFT] !Y & !IR LAWY]S HAVE >RIV$ AT ! 9=M$ OP9ION ?AT !Y WILL EVADE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION4 ,AGA91 ?AT'S ! REAL LOGIC ( ! SPACE-TIME WORLD ( ORD9>Y EV5TS ?AT WE USUALLY CALL ! REAL WORLD1 BUT IT IS NOT QUITE :AT ,SMI? IS LOOK+ =4 

,:AT ,SMI? W\LD LIKE TO F9D1 ,I ?9K1 IS A PRE-QUANTUM ,>I/OTELIAN WORLD1 UNCONNECT$ ) EI!R SCI5CE OR DAILY LIFE1 9 :I* 0CAUSE0 & 0EFFECT0 >E METAPHYSICAL ABSOLUTES & ONE HAS #a-P]C5T ACCURACY 9 PR$ICT+ FROM ANY CAUSE AN 9EVITABLE S+LE EFFECT1 ) NO LAT] SIDE-EFFECTS4 ,BUT ONE ONLY HAS ?AT 9 R>E & EXTREME CASES1 LIKE MY EXAMPLE ( JUMP+ (F A HI< BUILD+4 ,9 MO/ ( SCI5CE & MO/ ( SOCIAL LIFE1 ONE ONLY HAS V>I\S PROBABILITIES & NOBODY CAN EV] GUESS ! PROBABILITIES CORRECTLY ALL ! TIME4 

,H]E ,I CANNOT RESI/ QUOT+ ANO!R ( ! FOOTNOTES ) :I* ,SAMUEL ,$W>D ,KONK9 ,I,I,I DECORAT$ ! %ORT] V]SION ( ?IS ESSAY4 ,ON ! ABOVE REM>KS ON PROBABILITY1 HE WROTE3 

,WILSON DOES TREAD DANG]\SLY CLOSE TO SLOPPY SCI5CE H]E2 MEASUREM5TS 9 ! MICRO-LEVEL REQUIRE SU* PROBABILI/IC =MULATION BUT SCI5TIFIC LAWS REMA9 AS ,ABSOLUTE AS EV] -- 9CLUD+ ! ,LAWS ( ,QUANTUM ,ME*ANICS6 

,?IS ASS]TION DES]VES MORE ?AN ! ONE MEAG] EXCLAMATION PO9T ,KONK9 GAVE IT4 ,I W\LD HAVE GIV5 IT AT LEA/ SIX OR SEV54 ,ASIDE FROM ?AT1 ,I DO NOT SEE ANY NE$ = L5G?Y COMM5T ON ?IS RELIGI\S \TBUR/4 ,! BASIC PAP]S 9 ! HI/ORY ( QUANTUM ME*ANICS >E COLLECT$ 9 ,MEHRA'S & ,RE*5B]G'S ,! ,HI/ORICAL ,DEVELOPM5T ( ,QUANTUM ,!ORY1 ( :I* #d \T ( ! PROJECT$ #i VOLUMES >E ALREADY 9 PR9T & COV] ! P]IOD #a#i-#a#i#b#f 9 :I* ! NOTION ( ,ABSOLUTE ,LAW BROKE D[N IRREVOCABLY4 ,! READ] :O ?9KS ?AT ,KONK9 MI<T POSSIBLY KN[ :AT HE IS TALK+ AB\T CAN CONSULT ! RECORD & LE>N :AT HAS ACTUALLY HAPP5$1 NAMELY ?AT ! CONCEPT ( /ATI/ICAL LAWS1 AS ,I HAVE EXPLA9$ IT1 REPLAC$ ! ,>I/OTELIAN MY? ( ABSOLUTES4 ,IT SOMETIMES SEEMS ?AT ! MOD]N ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S HAVE MORE 9 COMMON ) !IR M$IEVAL ,CA?OLIC =]UNN]S ?AN IS OBVI\S ON ! SURFACE4 ,!Y NOT ONLY WANT !IR TABOOS TO BE ,ABSOLUTE BUT !Y ALSO WANT SCI5CE TO BE ,ABSOLUTE AGA9 EV5 :5 IT ISN'T4 ,AS = MY REM>KS AB\T ! HUMAN WORLD3 SMALL BUS9ESSES ALL SEEM TO KN[ !Y HAVE TO FOLL[ 0HUN*ES0 9 GAUG+ PROBABILITIES1 :ILE MAJOR CORPORATIONS EMPLOY COMPUT]S TO E/IMATE ! PROBABILITIES MA!MATICALLY1 S9CE ,KONK9'S CAPITALIZ$ ,ABSOLUTES >E NOT TO BE F\ND NORMALLY 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME EXP]I5CE1 :I* USUALLY APPE>S A RA!R MUDDL$ & UNC]TA9 REALM :]E TWO-VALU$ ,>I/OTELIAN *OICES DO NOT APPE> ) ANY?+ LIKE ! REGUL>ITY ) :I* !Y >E PRODUC$ 9 ! AB/RACT IMAG9ATIONS ( ,LOGICIANS4 

,BUT TO RETURN TO ,SMI?'S ATTEMPT AT ,NATURAL ,LAWS BAS$ ON PRAGMATIC RESULTS ( ACTUAL ACTS3 MY OBJECTION HAS BE5 ?AT EV5 IF BLURRY FIELDS LIKE SOCIOLOGY C\LD SOM$AY BE MADE AS RIGOR\S AS MA!MATICAL QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 IT W\LD /ILL YIELD ONLY PROBABILITIES1 NOT ! ,ABSOLUTES 7) A CAPITAL ,A7 ?AT METAPHYSICAL M9DS LIKE ,KONK9 DESIRE2 BUT 9 ANY CASE ! PR$ICTIONS ( SU* A MA!MATICAL SOCIOLOGY 7) :ATEV] DEGREE ( ACCURACY7 AB\T :AT WILL HAPP5 OR WILL PROBABLY HAPP51 >E /ILL 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T >EA ( DISC\RSE ?AN TABOOS OR ,DIV9E ,COMM&M5TS AB\T :AT %\LD HAPP54 ,AS ,RO?B>D W\LD QUICKLY TELL ,SMI?1 ANY PRACTICAL 7S5SORY-S5SUAL1 SPACE-TIME WORLD7 CONSID]ATIONS -- E4G4 ,MR4 ,A DECIDES ?AT 9 A GIV5 T[N IT IS NOT SAFE TO 0LIVE 9 S90 OP5LY1 SO HE & HIS LOV] TAKE SEP>ATE LODG+S -- AM\NTS TO 0M]E0 PRAGMATISM & >E NOT & NEV] CAN BE METAPHYSICAL ,ABSOLUTES4 ,9 A BIGG] T[N #a MILES AWAY1 ,MR4 ,A & HIS LOV] CAN LIVE TOGE!R OP5LY1 & 9 MO/ BIG T[NS !Y CAN DO SO EV5 IF ! LOV] IS ! SAME SEX AS ,MR4 ,A4 

,IT /ILL SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,NATURAL ,LAW 9 ! MORAL S5SE MEANS SOME?+ CONCRETE 7IF DUBI\S7 :5 A 0GOD0 IS ASS]T$ & A PRIE/-CA/E >E LOCAT$ :O CAN 9T]PRET ! 0WILL0 ( ?AT 0GOD10 BUT )\T SU* A 0GOD0 & SU* A PRIE/-CA/E AS 9T]PRET]S1 ,NATURAL ,LAW BECOMES A FLOAT+ AB/RACTION1 )\T CONT5T1 )\T ?REAT1 )\T TEE? TO BITE OR SOLID GR\ND TO /& ON4 ,ALL ! >GUM5TS 9 MOD]N ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORY W\LD IMM$IATELY MAKE SOME K9D ( S5SE IF ONE 9S]T$ ! WORD 0,GOD0 9 !M AT BLURRY & MEAN+LESS PLACES 9 ! J>GON4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! WORD IS LEFT \T BECAUSE ! ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S DO NOT WANT IT OBVI\S ?AT !Y >E SETT+ UP %OP AS PRIE/S2 !Y WANT US TO CONSID] !M PHILOSOPH]S4 

,9 SUM1 ,I W\LD FOLL[ ! 0LAWS0 ( ANY 0GOD0 IF ,I BELIEV$ ?AT 0GOD0 EXI/$ & C\LD PUNI% ME = DISS5T1 & 9 PRUD5CE ,I OBEY ! LAWS ( GOV]NM5TS :5 ,I ?9K !Y CAN CAT* ME1 OR :5 !SE LAWS >E NOT TOO GROSSLY REPUGNANT TO MY S5SE & S5SIBILITIES2 BUT :5 A *OICE BETWE5 ! 0,NATURAL ,LAWS0 ( \R LATT]-DAY PROPHETS & MY [N JUDGM5T1 ,I WILL FOLL[ MY [N JUDGM5T4 ,I TRU/ MYSELF MORE ?AN ,I TRU/ !M1 &1 BESIDES1 !Y CAN DO NO?+ CONCRETE TO 5=CE !IR DOGMAS4 ,!Y >E /ILL WAV+ WOOD5 SWORDS TO FRI<T5 BOOBS4 

,NATURAL ,LAW AS ,V5TRILOQUISM 

,PAY NO ATT5TION TO ?AT MAN BEH9D ! CURTA96 

-- ,OZ ! ,OMNIPOT5T 

,ACCORD+ TO ,GEORGE ,SMI?'S NEO-,>I/OTELIAN SKET* ( AN >GUM5T1 FROM SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTIONS AB\T :AT WILL HAPP51 WE CAN SO ACT ?AT WE WILL OBTA9 0DESIRABLE0 GOALS1 & ?AT IS 0,NATURAL ,LAW40 ,( C\RSE1 AS WE HAVE >GU$1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTIONS AB\T MO/ DAILY-LIFE EV5TS1 & SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTIONS >E NOT ,>I/OTELIAN ABSOLUTES BUT ONLY PROBABILITIES1 & FUR!RMORE ,MR4 ,SMI? HAS NOT BO!R$ TO DEF9E 0DESIRABLE10 SO1 TO BE TRUE TO ! 0REAL0 7S5SORY-S5SUAL1 SPACE-TIME7 WORLD1 HIS IDEA W\LD MORE REASONABLY HAVE TO BE /AT$ AS3 FROM ATTEMPTS AT SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 WE CAN MAKE GUESSES AB\T :AT PROBABLY MI<T HAPP51 & CAN SO ACT ?AT -- EXCEPT = ,MURPHY'S ,LAW -- WE MI<T IF WE >E LUCKY OBTA9 GOALS ?AT SEEM DESIRABLE TO US4 ,!RE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT SU* GOALS W\LD SEEM DESIRABLE TO ANYONE ELSE4 ,LEAV+ ?AT CONUNDRUM ASIDE = ! MOM5T1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT 9 ANY SU* *A9 ( REASON+ AS WE ADVANCE FROM SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTIONS TO TACTICAL CONSID]ATIONS WE PASS ?R\< >EAS ( 9CREAS+ UNC]TA9TY & AMBIGUITY4 

,IT SEEMS ?AT1 9 HONE/Y1 9CREAS+ D\BT %\LD ASSAIL US AT EA* /EP ON ?AT PA?4 

,IT ALSO SEEMS TO ME ?AT1 9 HONE/Y1 SU* D\BT MU/ BE FAC$ SQU>ELY & ?AT ! 0PASSION0 & 0DEEP BELIEF0 URG$ BY ,RO?B>D %\LD BE DISC>D$ AS NEF>I\S SELF-DECEPTION4 ,ONLY IF ALL D\BTS1 UNC]TA9TIES & AMBIGUITIES >E HONE/LY FAC$1 & BELIEFS >E PREV5T$ FROM OV]-RUL+ \R P]CEPTIONS ( :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 SPACE-TIME1 CAN WE HAVE ANY GR\ND TO HOPE ?AT ) EA* /EP AWAY FROM ! MA!MATICAL !OREMS :]E WE BEGAN WE >E NOT W&]+ FUR!R & FUR!R 9TO SELF-DELUSION4 ,I MAY APPE> TOO CYNICAL1 BUT MY HUN* IS ?AT1 9 ANY SU* MORAL CALCULUS1 EA* /EP AWAY FROM /ATI/ICAL MA!MATICS IS A PO9T ( VULN]ABILITY :]E WE MI<T SUCCUMB TO GUESSES1 HUN*ES1 WI%FUL ?9K+ & D[NRI<T PREJUDICE4 ,! ONLY GR\NDS = 0DEEP BELIEF0 9 SU* AN EXI/5TIAL 7NON-!ORETICAL7 CONTEXT SEEMS TO BE A DEEP EMOTIONAL NE$ = BELIEF4 

,TO BE CLE>]3 ! MA9 REASON SCI5TIFIC PR$ICTIONS 7MISCALL$ 0LAWS07 >E SO (T5 M>VEL\SLY USEFUL APPE>S TO BE PRECISELY ?AT !RE IS NO RELIGI\S ATTITUDE ( 0MORAL PASSION0 & 0DEEP BELIEF0 CONNECT$ ) !M 9 ! M9DS ( RESE>*]S4 ,!Y >E1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 REG>D$ PRAGMATICALLY1 T5TATIVELY & ) CAUTI\S SKEPTICISM4 ,IT IS WOR? CONSID]+ ?AT ?IS MAY BE ! V]Y REASON :Y SCI5TI/S SO (T5 ACCOMPLI% :AT !Y SET \T TO DO1 = GOOD OR ILL1 :]EAS ,IDEOLOGI/S & ,IDOLATORS ( ALL P]SUASIONS SP5D MO/ ( !IR TIME DO+ NO?+ BUT 5GAG+ 9 *ILDI% >GUM5TS OR QU>RELS ) O!R ,IDEOLOGI/S :O HAPP5 TO WOR%IP O!R ,IDOLS4 7,I SPEAK H]E ONLY ( ! MAJORITY ( ,IDEOLOGI/S 9 ANY G5]ATION1 :O NEV] A*IEVE GOV]NM5TAL P[]4 ,:AT ,IDEOLOGI/S DO :5 !Y DO HAPP5 TO BECOME GOV]NM5TS IS ! PR9CIPLE REASON :Y ,I AGREE ) ,JOHN ,ADAM AB\T ! CLOSE L9K BETWE5 ,IDEOLOGY & ,IDIOCY47 

444& AT ?IS PO9T 9 MY ORIG9AL >TICLE1 $ITOR ,KONK9 9S]T$ ANO!R FOOTNOTE1 ALLEG+ ?AT 0FAI?FUL IDEOLOGI/S0 HAVE NEV] ATTA9$ P[] ANY:]E4 ,?AT IS SO WOND]FUL ?AT ,I ALMO/ HATE TO SPOIL ITS BEAUTY BY COMM5T2 BUT IT HAS ?AT SAME /RUCTURE AS ! ,*RI/IAN >GUM5T ?AT 0TRUE ,*RI/IANS0 HAVE NEV] DONE CRUEL1 MURD]\S ?+S LIKE ! ALLEG$ ,*RI/IANS :O W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! ,CRUSADES1 ! ,HOLY ,9QUISITION1 ! WIT*-HUNTS1 ! CONT9U$ ,CA?OLIC-,PROTE/ANT T]RORISM 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL&1 ETC4 ,?IS APPE>S TO BE1 AGA91 ! ESS5TIAL >GUM5T3 :AT Y\ SEE ONLY LOOKS LIKE BREAD1 BUT 09 ESS5CE0 IT IS ! BODY ( ,*RI/4 ,:AT Y\ SEE >E NOT TRUE ,*RI/IANS OR FAI?FUL IDEOLOGI/S1 EI!R4 ,TRUE ,*RI/IANS1 FAI?FUL IDEOLOGI/S & O!R ,>I/OTELIAN ESS5CES DO NOT EXI/ 9 ?IS SPACE-TIME UNIV]SE1 SO1 ( C\RSE1 ,I CAN NEI!R PROVE NOR DISPROVE ANY?+ SAID AB\T !M4 ,!Y REMA9 \TSIDE SPACE-TIME EXP]I5CE1 LIKE ! ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT :I* LACKS ALL ! TEMPORAL QUALITIES ( ACTUAL HORSE%IT4 ,I KN[ NO?+ AT ALL1 AT ALL1 AB\T SU* ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT OR SU* ,>I/OTELIAN ESS5CES4 ,:5 ,I REF] TO ,IDEOLOGI/S1 ,I MEAN ?OSE :O HAVE APPE>$ 9 ?IS SPACE-TIME WORLD1 SU* AS ,CROMWELL & ,ROBESPI]RE & ,L591 & :5 ,I REF] TO ,*RI/IANS ,I MEAN ! ONES 9 #b YE>S ( HI/ORY & ,NOR!RN ,IREL& TODAY1 BECAUSE ,I AM WRIT+ ONLY AB\T ! WORLD ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,I LEAVE ! METAPHYSICAL UNIV]SES 5TIRELY TO ,KONK91 ,RO?B>D & O!RS :O >E AT HOME 9 ?OSE PHANTASMAL REALMS4 ,BUT TO RETURN TO ! MA9 !ME3 

,LET US ASSUME ?AT ,I AM A BRI<T] GUY ?AN ,I ?9K ,I AM1 & ?AT MY AGNO/ICISM IS JU/ ! RESULT ( PA?OLOGICAL MODE/Y2 ,I KN[ ?AT SEEMS ABSURD1 BUT LET US FOLL[ IT = A MOM5T AS A G$ANK5EXP]IM5T4 ,LET US SAY ?AT AFT] MANY DECADES ( >DU\S /UDY & RESE>*1 ,I MI<T ACTUALLY F9D :AT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SET ( RULES AB\T ! CONSEQU5CES ( HUMAN ACTIONS1 NOT JU/ 9 ! /ATI/ICAL S5SE ( MASS CONSEQU5CES 7?AT W\LD BE CALL$ M]E SOCIOLOGY7 BUT1 MORE WOND]FULLY1  ,ABSOLUTE ,>I/OTELIAN C]TA9TIES AB\T 9DIVIDUAL CONSEQU5CES 7?AT APPROA*ES 0MORALITY0 OR AT LEA/ ! ,BUDDHI/ MORALITY ( K>MA74 ,I ADMIT ?AT ,I W\LD BE RA!R PR\D ( SU* A JOB ( WORK1 IF ,I ACCOMPLI%$ IT1 BUT ,I W\LD /ILL BE UNEASY AB\T CALL+ MY RESULTS 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 & ,I W\LD NOT DEM& ?AT PEOPLE %\LD BELIEVE 9 MY WORK 0DEEPLY0 & 0PASSIONATELY40 ,I MI<T CALL MY CORRELATIONS ,WILSON'S ,!ORY 7?AT'S AS F> AS MY VANITY GOES7 -- ,I W\LD SECRETLY FE> ?AT SAID CORRELATIONS MI<T RA!R BE REMEMB]$ AS ,WILSON'S ,FOLLY -- & ,I W\LD ASK O!R SOCIAL SCI5TI/S TO TAKE 5\< 9T]E/ 9 MY F9D+S TO TRY TO CONFIRM OR REFUTE MY DATA4 ,I CAN'T UND]/& :Y ! ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S -- IF !Y REALLY ?9K !Y HAVE KN[L$GE 9 ! SCI5TIFIC S5SE1 & >E NOT JU/ RATIONALIZ+ !IR PREJUDICES -- DON'T TAKE ?AT MOD]N1 SCI5TIFIC & MODE/ ATTITUDE4 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y !Y WANT TO HIT US ) *AIRS IF WE QUE/ION !IR DOGMAS4 

,EV5 9 PSY*OLOGY1 B>ELY A SCI5CE AT ALL1 !RE CAN BE F\ND A FEW /ATI/ICAL G5]ALIZATIONS -- 0LAWS0 ( A SORT -- ?AT HAVE BE5 F\ND CONSI/5T BY REPEAT$ TE/S 9 DIFF]5T UNIV]SITIES ON V>I\S CONT95TS4 ,!SE G5]ALIZATIONS HAVE BE5 TE/$ BECAUSE !Y >E WRITT5 9 SCI5TIFIC LANGUAGE1 OR CLOSE 5\< TO SCI5TIFIC LANGUAGE ?AT !Y CAN BE UND]/OOD AS PR$ICT+ C]TA9 EV5TS :I* CAN BE OBS]V$ 9 A LABORATORY SETT+4 ,! 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 !ORI/S NEV] PUBLI% ANY SU* SCI5TIFIC REPORTS SUBJECT TO TE/+ & REFUTATION4 ,LIKE !OLOGIANS1 !Y SEEM ALMO/ DELIB]ATELY TO AVOID ANY /ATEM5T CONCRETE 5\< TO BE SUBJECT TO SU* TE/+4 

,AT ?IS PO9T ,I BEG9 TO FEEL A C]TA9 SYMPA?Y = ! MO/ NEF>I\S ( ALL SKEPTICS1 ! 9FAM\S ,MAX ,/IRN]4 ,:ATEV] ELSE HE PROVES OR FAILS TO PROVE 9 ! LONG1 TURGID1 SOMETIMES BRILLIANT1 SOMETIMES SILLY TEXT ( ,! ,EGO & ,HIS ,[N1 ,/IRN] AT LEA/ POS$ A V]Y 9T]E/+ *ALL5GE 9 ASK+ H[ MU* DISGUIS$ METAPHYSICS APPE>S 9 PHILOSOPH]S :O AVOID BE+ EXPLICITLY METAPHYSICAL4 ,AS ,I HAVE SAID1 0,GOD TOLD ME TO TELL Y\ NOT TO PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY0 MI<T BE A ,NATURAL ,LAW1 IF SU* A 0GOD0 EXI/S & IS NOT JU/ A HALLUC9ATION ( SOME KOOKY CELIBATES1 BUT 0,MY /UDY ( ! SOCIOLOGICAL CONSEQU5CES ( 9DIVIDUAL ACTS DEMON/RATES ?AT Y\ %\LD NOT PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY0 LOOKS1 ON ! FACE ( IT1 LIKE A !ORY1 A HYPO!SIS1 A MATT] = DEBATE1 MAYBE EV5 AN OP9ION OR A PREJUDICE -- ONE HAS LE>N$ TO SUSPECT SU* 0SOCIOLOGY0 -- & IT'S H>D TO AVOID ! ,/IRN]ITE SUSPICION ?AT CALL+ IT1 OR IDEAS LIKE IT1 ,NATURAL ,LAW MAY REPRES5T ONLY AN ATTEMPT1 CONSCI\S OR UNCONSCI\S1 TO ELEVATE A !ORY OR HYPO!SIS OR OP9ION OR PREJUDICE TO SOME METAPHYSICAL LEVEL :]E NOBODY WILL D>E CRITICIZE IT1 OR EV5 ?9K AB\T IT4 

,H]E ,I RECALL A FAMILI> RITUAL3 ! V5TRILOQUI/ & HIS DUMMY4 ,! DUMMY SEEMS TO TALK1 BUT WE KN[ ?AT ! V5TRILOQUI/ IS DO+ ! TALK+ = HIM4 ,IT IS AMUS+ TO NOTE ?AT MANY HUMANS A*IEVE A C]TA9 DIGNITY OR AU?ORITY 7AT LEA/ 9 !IR [N M9DS1 & SOMETIMES 9 ! M9DS ( ! GULLIBLE7 BY PRET5D+ TO BE SOME?+ AK9 TO SU* DUMMIES4 ,! JUDGE1 = 9/ANCE1 ACTS & BEHAVES TO GIVE ! IMPRESSION1 0,IT IS NOT ,I :O SPEAK H]E2 IT IS ! ,LAW SPEAK+ ?R\< ME40 ,! PRIE/ SIMIL>LY CLAIMS ?AT IT IS NOT HE :O SPEAKS BUT 0GOD0 :O SPEAKS ?R\< HIM4 ,M>XI/S HAVE BECOME V]Y CLEV] AT SU* DUMMY-LOGIC & SEEM (T5 TO BELIEVE G5U9ELY ?AT !Y DO NOT ACT !MSELVES BUT ONLY S]VE AS VEHICLES ?R\< :I* ,HI/ORY ACTS4 ,( C\RSE1 SU* DUMMY METAPHYSICS IS (T5 V]Y COM=T+1 ESPECIALLY IF Y\ HAVE TO DO SOME?+ DISAGREEABLE OR REVOLT+ TO COMMON HUMAN FEEL+S3 IT MU/ BE A GREAT RELIEF TO SAY ?AT IT IS NOT Y\R *OICE BUT ,GOD OR ,HI/ORY OR ,NATURAL ,LAW WORK+ ?R\< Y\4 

,?US1 ,NATURAL ,LAW SEEMS LIKE A SPOOK 9 ,/IRN]'S S5SE1 A DISGUIS$ METAPHYSICS 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN CLAIM !Y >E NOT RATIONALIZ+ P]SONAL PREJUDICE OR DO+ :AT !Y WANT BUT >E ONLY DUMMIES ?R\< :I* ! ,GREAT ,GOD ,NATURAL ,LAW IS SPEAK+ & ACT+4 

0,I WANT IT ?IS WAY0 -- 0,I PREF] IT ?IS WAY0 -- 0,I DAMN$ WELL 9SI/ ON HAV+ IT ?IS WAY0 -- ALL !SE APPE> TO ME AS NORMAL HUMAN 7OR MAMMALIAN7 REFLEXES1 BUT WE HAVE BE5 BRA9WA%$ = C5TURIES ) ! IDEA ?AT WE HAVE NO RI<T TO WANT :AT WE WANT4 ,EV5 IF WE REBEL AGA9/ ?AT MASO*I/IC ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN H]ITAGE1 IT DOES NOT SEEM WISE OR POLITIC TO ADMIT ?AT WE WANT :AT WE WANT4 ,IT SEEMS MORE IMPRESSIVE & A LOT MORE POLITE TO DO ! DUMMY ACT4 ,IT IS NOT ?AT ,I WANT :AT ,I WANT1 WE !N SAY2 RA!R IT IS ?AT ,GOD OR ,HI/ORY OR ,NATURAL ,LAW OR SOME O!R AB/RACTION DEM&S ?AT Y\ GIVE ME :AT ,I WANT1 OR AT LEA/ GET \T ( MY WAY :ILE ,I GO AFT] IT4 

,POLITICS1 AS ,I N[ SEE IT1 CONSI/S ( NORMAL HUMAN & MAMMALIAN DEM&S DISGUIS$ & >TIFICIALLY RATIONALIZ$ BY PSEUDO-PHILOSOPHY 7,IDEOLOGY74 ,! DISGUISE & RATIONALIZATION ALWAYS SEEMS 9S9C]E :5 ! O!R GUYS DO IT1 BUT1 DUE TO SELF-HYPNOSIS1 BECOMES HALLUC9ATORILY 0REAL0 :5 ONE'S [N GANG DOES IT4 ,I ?9K AT ?IS /AGE ( HI/ORY1 ! DISGUISE HAS BECOME OBSOLETE & C\NT]PRODUCTIVE4 ,MAKE Y\R DEM&S EXPLICIT 7& LEAVE \T ,NATURAL ,LAW & ALL ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT71 & !N Y\ & ! O!R GUY CAN NEGOTIATE MEAN+FULLY4 ,AS LONG AS BO? SIDES >E TALK+ METAPHYSICS1 EA* IS CONV9C$ ! O!R >E HYPOCRITES OR 0DAMN$ EEJITS40 

,ON ,SODOMIZ+ ,CAMELS 

,:AT IS /RONG W9S3 ?AT IS ! UNIV]SAL LAW4 ,IF ONLY IT W]E NOT SO (T5 :AT IS /UPID & EVIL6 

-- ,NIETZS*E1 ,NOTES 7#a#h#g#c7 

,! SUSPICION ?AT :AT IS CALL$ 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 MAY CONSI/ ( P]SONAL PREJUDICE ) AN 9FLAT$ METAPHYSICAL LABEL P9N$ ON IT GR[S MORE 9SIDI\S AS ONE CONTEMPLATES ! FANTA/IC AM\NT ( DISAGREEM5T AB\T VIRTUALLY EV]Y?+ AMONG ! V>I\S ADVOCATES ( 0,NATURAL ,LAW40 

,PR(4 ,RO?B>D TELLS US ?AT ?IS MEANS NO?+1 BECAUSE !RE >E DISAGREEM5TS AMONG PHYSICI/S1 TOO2 BUT ,I F9D ?IS TOTALLY UNCONV9C+4 ,! >EA ( PHYSICS :]E !RE IS1 & HAVE BE5 = ?REE G5]ATIONS1 ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( DISAGREEM5T IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 BUT ! DISAGREEM5T !RE APPE>S TOTALLY DIFF]5T 9 K9D FROM ! ,M>X ,BRO!RS *AOS AMONG ,NATURAL ,LAW IDEOLOGI/S4 ,= ONE ?+1 ! DISAGREEM5TS 9 QUANTUM ME*ANICS >E ALL AB\T NONPHYSICAL1 ALMO/ METAPHYSICAL MATT]S4 ,!RE IS NO DISAGREEM5T AB\T H[ TO 0DO0 QUANTUM ME*ANICS -- ?AT IS1 :AT EQUATIONS TO USE 9 MAK+ PR$ICTIONS 9 GIV5 SITUATIONS4 ,! DISAGREEM5TS >E ALL AB\T :AT ! EQUATIONS 0MEAN0 OR :AT V]BAL =MS 7PHILOSOPHIES7 >E MO/ ISOMORPHIC ) ! MA!MATICS ( ! EQUATIONS4 ,?IS IS A QUE/ION ?AT CANNOT BE ANSW]$ BY EXP]IM5T OR OBS]VATION1 & ! ,COP5HAG5I/S 7DISCIPLES ( ,BOHR7 !RE=E REG>D IT AS MEAN+LESS1 &1 AS ,GRIBB9 PO9TS \T 9 HIS AMUS+ POPUL>IZATION1 ,9 ,SE>* ( ,S*RO$+]'S ,CAT1 MO/ WORK+ PHYSICI/S1 9 FACT1 USE QUANTUM MA? EV]Y DAY )\T BO!R+ TO ASK :AT ! EQUATIONS 0MEAN40 ,! IMPORTANT PO9T1 ,I ?9K1 REMA9S1 ?AT EV5 IF NOBODY 9 PHYSICS KN[S H[ TO ANSW] ?OSE PHILOSOPHICAL OR METAPHYSICAL QUE/IONS AB\T 0MEAN+10 EV]YBODY AGREES ON H[ TO ASK ! QUE/IONS ?AT PHYSICS CAN ANSW]4 

,9 ! >EA ( ,NATURAL ,LAW & METAPHYSICAL 0MORALITY0 9 G5]AL1 !RE IS NO %R$ ( SU* AGREEM5T AB\T H[ TO ASK MEAN+FUL QUE/IONS 7QUE/IONS ?AT CAN BE EXP]IM5TALLY OR EXP]I5TIALLY ANSW]$7 OR EV5 AB\T :AT =M A MEAN+FUL 7ANSW]ABLE7 QUE/ION W\LD HAVE TO TAKE4 ,!RE IS NO PRAGMATIC AGREEM5T AB\T H[ TO GET ! RESULTS Y\ WANT4 ,!RE IS NO AGREEM5T AB\T :AT MODELS CONTA9 9=MATION & :AT MODELS CONTA9 ONLY EMPTY V]BALISM4 ,!RE IS1 ABOVE ALL1 NO AGREEM5T AB\T :AT CAN BE KN[N SPECIFICALLY & :AT CAN ONLY BE GUESS$ AT OR LEFT UNANSW]$4 

,! ,AYATOLLAH ,KH\M5I1 = 9/ANCE1 HAS WRITT5 AN AU?ORITATIVE GUIDE TO ,NATURAL ,LAW ACCORD+ TO 0,ALLAH10 ) :OM HE IS ALLEG$LY ON 9TIMATE T]MS4 ,9 ?IS TOME1 ,KH\M5I SAYS ?AT A WOMAN MAY NOT GET A DIVORCE JU/ BECAUSE H] HUSB& IS 9 ! HABIT ( SODOMIZ+ CAMELS3 0,ALLAH0 DOES NOT P]MIT DIVORCE = SU* TRIVIALITIES &1 9 FACT1 FR[NS ON DIVORCE 9 ALMO/ ALL CASES4 ,H[EV]1 LAT] ON ,KH\M5I ALL[S ?AT A WOMAN MAY GET A DIVORCE IF H] HUSB& IS 9 ! HABIT ( SODOMIZ+ H] BRO!R4 ,N[1 ,I DON'T KN[ :E!R ?IS IS A ,NATURAL ,LAW1 OR JU/ REPRES5TS ,KH\M5I'S P]SONAL OP9IONS OR PREJUDICES1 & ,I DON'T KN[ ( ANY TE/ OR EXP]IM5T ?AT CAN DET]M9E IF IT 0IS0 A ,NATURAL ,LAW OR 0IS0 JU/ ! OLD DUFF]'S PRIVATE NOTION1 & NO?+ 9 ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORY ?AT ,I HAVE EV] READ HELPS ME TO DECIDE IF ?IS DOCTR9E 0IS0 0REALLY0 A ,NATURAL ,LAW OR JU/ ,KH\M5I'S [N WAY ( EVALUAT+ ! RELATIVE M]ITS 7OR DEM]ITS7 9 SODOMIZ+ CAMELS AS AGA9/ SODOMIZ+ BRO!RS-9-LAW4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,SUPREME ,PONTIFF 9 ! ,VATICAN1 :]E !Y GAVE US ?AT GEM AB\T NOT PUTT+ RUBB]S ON \R WILLIES1 DECL>ES ?AT DIVORCE IS AGA9/ 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 9 ALL CASES4 ,IT APPE>S QUITE CLE> ?AT :5 ! ,VATICAN SAYS 0ALL CASES0 !Y MEAN 0ALL CASES40 ,WE HAD A REF]5DUM AB\T ?AT 9 ,IREL&1 :]E ,I LIVE1 REC5TLY1 & ! ,POPE'S SPOKES5TITIES 7,I AM TRY+ TO AVOID ! HUMAN *AUV9ISM ( WRIT+ 0SPOKESP]SONS07 MADE ABUNDANTLY CLE> ?AT A MAN C\LD COME HOME DRUNK EV]Y NI<T1 BEAT UP ON HIS WIFE1 S$UCE & SEXUALLY ABUSE !IR *ILDR51 GIVE HIS WIFE SYPHILIS1 & COMMIT ANY ABOM9ATION 9 ! PAGES ( DE ,SADE & ! ,CA?OLIC 0GOD0 WAS /ILL AGA9/ GIV+ ! POOR WOMAN A DIVORCE4 0,ALL CASES10 TO ,>I/OTELIANS1 MEANS 0ALL CASES10 & ?US IT 9CLUDES NOT ONLY ! GUY :O SODOMIZES CAMELS BUT ! GUY :O BUGG]S HIS BRO!R-9-LAW AS WELL4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! ?\<T ?AT ! ,AYATOLLAH BEG9S TO SEEM A RELATIVE ,LIB]AL COMP>$ ) ! ,POPE1 ,I /ILL DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO A SCI5TIFIC TE/ TO DET]M9E :I* ( !SE VEHEM5T & DOGMATIC OLD M5 MI<T ACTUALLY KN[ :AT ,NATURAL ,LAW IS1 OR H[ TO BE SURE !Y >5'T JU/ CALL+ !IR [N PREJUDICES ,NATURAL ,LAW4 

,! ,MORMON PIPEL9E TO 0GOD0 BR\<T BACK ! NEWS1 :5 IT RAN ?R\< ,JOSEPH ,SMI?1 ?AT POLYGAMY IS ,O,K2 LAT]1 ! ,MORMONS F\ND A NEW PIPEL9E1 ,BRI<AM ,Y\NG1 :O BR\<T BACK ! NEWS ?AT POLYGAMY IS NOT-,O,K4 ,! ,>ABS HAV5'T HE>D ?AT NEWS & IMAG9E ?AT POLYGAMY IS /ILL ,O,K1 :ILE ! ,VATICAN'S 9FALLIBLE AU?ORITY 9SI/S ?AT MONOGAMY IS ! ONLY SEXUAL PATT]N 9 ACCORD ) ,GOD'S ,WILL & ,NATURAL ,LAW4 ,DO ANY ( !SE PEOPLE KN[ A DAMN$ ?+ AB\T 0,NATURAL ,LAW10 AT ALL1 AT ALL1 OR >E !Y JU/ RATIONALIZ+ !IR [N PREJUDICES8 

,9 ,CALI=NIA1 ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION PRACTICE S]IAL POLYGAMY1 OR ONE M>RIAGE AT A TIME1 & MO/ ( !M ?9K ?IS IS 9 ACCORD ) ,NATURAL ,LAW OR AT LEA/ ) 0,NATURE10 EXCEPT = ?OSE :O DON'T GET M>RI$ AT ALL & JU/ LIVE TOGE!R BECAUSE ?AT SEEMS EV5 MORE 0NATURAL0 TO !M -- AFT] ALL1 9 ! 0/ATE ( NATURE0 ANIMALS DO NOT HUNT UP A 0PRIE/0 TO BLESS !M BE=E MAT+4 ,CALI=NIA 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 AT LEA/ RESEMBLES NATURE TO ?AT EXT5T4 

,A PROM95T ,AM]ICAN GURU1 ,DA ,FREE ,JOHN1 :O CLAIMS ?AT HE NOT ONLY KN[S 0GOD0 P]SONALLY BUT IS 0GOD10 AGREES ) ! ,POPE 9 9SI/+ ON MONOGAMY AMONG HIS FOLL[]S1 BUT SAYS FRANKLY ?AT HE 7GOD7 DOESN'T C>E :E!R !SE MONOGAM\S C\PL+S >E HET]OSEXUAL OR HOMOSEXUAL4 ,! ,POPE 9SI/S ?AT GOD WANTS BO? MONOGAMY & HET]OSEXUALITY4 

,! ,AZTECS1 ,MAYANS1 ,C>?AG9IANS & V>I\S O!RS SACRIFIC$ MEMB]S ( !IR [N COMMUNITY1 EV5 ( !IR [N FAMILY1 TO ! GODS4 ,! ,DRUIDS 0ONLY0 SACRIFIC$ PRISON]S ( W>4 ,HITL] SACRIFIC$ ,JEWS & GYPSIES4 ,ALMO/ ALL GOV]NM5TS /ILL 9SI/ ON ! RI<T TO SACRIFICE Y\NG MALES 9 BATTLE1 & IT IS AGA9/ ! LAW TO RUN AWAY OR RESI/ ! DRAFT4 ,SOME /ATES & NATIONS BELIEVE 9 CAPITAL PUNI%M5T2 O!RS DO NOT4 ,PACIFI/S >E AGA9/ KILL+ ANYBODY1 BUT NOT ALL PACIFI/S >E VEGET>IANS4 ,SOME QUASI-VEGET>IANS WILL NOT EAT ! HI<] MAMMALS BUT WILL EAT FI%4 ,PURE VEGET>IANS KILL VEGETABLES TO EAT4 ,& SO ON4 ,& SO ON4 

,TO COMP>E ?IS ONTOLOGICAL SPA<ETTI ) ! HI<LY TE*NICAL DISAGREEM5TS 9 PHYSICS SEEMS TO ME LIKE COMP>+ T5 DRUNKS SMA%+ EA* O!R 9 A SALOON ) ! DIFF]5CE 9 TEMPO & MOOD BETWE5 T5 CONDUCTORS ( A ,BEE?OV5 SYMPHONY4 ,WORSE3 IT SEEMS LIKE COMP>+ ! ALEATORIC CONT5TS ( A JUNKY>D ) ! OCCASIONAL DISAGREEM5T AMONG LIBR>IANS AB\T :]E A GIV5 BOOK %\LD BE CLASSIFI$ 9 ! ,DEWEY ,DECIMAL ,SY/EM4 

,BUT LET'S HE> FROM ,KONK9 AGA94 ,9 REBUTTAL TO ! ABOVE HE CLAIMS ?AT ,C4,S4 ,LEWIS DEMON/RAT$ AN 0AMAZ+ AM\NT ( AGREEM5T0 AMONG V>I\S MORAL CODES4 ,?IS ASS]TION IS NOT AN >GUM5T1 ( C\RSE1 & ,I 9VITE ! READ] TO 9VE/IGATE ,MR4 ,LEWIS'S BOOKS1 ESPECIALLY ,! ,CASE = ,*RI/IANITY1 9 :I* ?IS PO9T IS LABOR$ AT L5G?4 ,9 MY IMPRESSION1 ,LEWIS DEMON/RAT$ ONLY ?AT Y\ CAN F9D AN AMAZ+ AM\NT ( SIMIL>ITY BETWE5 CAMELS & PEANUTS IF Y\ EMPHASIZE ONLY ! CONT\RS ( !IR BACKS & IGNORE EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,9 ANY EV5T1 MY EXAMPLES ABOVE >E NOT CONTRADICT$2 & ANY /UDY ( AN?ROPOLOGY WILL BE> \T ! POPUL> IMPRESSION ?AT JU/ AB\T ! ONLY RULE ALL TRIBES AGREE ON IS ! ONE ?AT SAYS PEOPLE :O CRITICIZE ! RULES %\LD BE BURN$1 TOA/$1 BOIL$ 9 OIL OR O!RWISE DISC\RAG$ FROM SU* H]ESY4 

,KONK9 !N PROCLAIMS1 & Y\ HAVE TO READ ?IS SL[LY1 0,S9CE ,WILSON DOES NOT ACKN[L$GE ! POSSIBILITY 767 ?AT ,NATURAL ,LAW IS SIMPLY CONCEPTUALIZATION ( ! OBJECTIVE WORK+S ( HUMAN ACTION1 HE CANNOT CONSID] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT !SE V>I\S RELIGI\S LEAD]S >E VIOLATORS ( ,NATURAL ,LAW BY !IR SUBJECTIVE IMPOSITIONS40 ,! BRACKET$ EXCLAMATION M>K IS M9E2 ! RE/1 9 ALL ITS BEAUTY1 IS ,KONK9'S4 ,WE N[ SEE ,NATURAL ,LAW AS RE/+ ON A POSSIBILITY1 RA!R ?AN ON ! ,ABSOLUTE C]TITUDE :I* ,KONK9 USUALLY CLAIMS2 BUT ?AT SEEMS TO BE A TEMPOR>Y & 9ADV]T5T LAPSE4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I DO NOT D5Y ?AT POSSIBILITY & V]Y SCRUPUL\SLY DID NOT D5Y IT EV5 9 ! FIR/ DRAFT ( ?IS :I* ,KONK9 PUBLI%$ -- ALL ,I AM ASK+ IS ?AT SOMEBODY %\LD MAKE ! POSSIBILITY 9TO A PROBABILITY 7,I DON'T DEM& C]TITUDE 9 ?IS MURKY >EA7 BY PRODUC+ A %R$ OR A H9T ( AN ADUMBRATION ( A %AD[ ( A <O/ ( SOME?+ LIKE SCI5TIFIC OR EXP]IM5TAL EVID5CE 9 PLACE ( ! METAPHYSICAL1 & MEAN+LESS1 V]BALISMS ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S HABITUALLY USE4 ,UNTIL !Y PRODUCE SOME SU* S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME EVID5CE1 ,I /ILL SAY3 NOT PROV54 ,!IR CASE IS LOGICALLY POSSIBLE1 AS ALL METAPHYSICAL PROPOSITIONS >E POSSIBLE1 9 SOME S5SE1 9 SOME ,PLATONIC REALM1 BUT !Y HAV5'T MADE IT AT ALL PROBABLE OR PLAUSIBLE ?AT !SE AB/RACTIONS FUNCTION 9 NORMAL SPACE-TIME1 & !Y C]TA9LY HAV5'T PRODUC$ ANY EVID5CE TO JU/IFY ! PONTIFICAL C]TITUDE !Y ALWAYS SEEM TO PR(ESS4 

,AS = ! RE/ ( ,KONK9'S S5T5CE1 CLAIM+ ?AT ALL ?OSE :O HAVE DIFF]5T IDEAS ( ,NATURAL ,LAW FROM HIS [N >E 0SUBJECTIVE0 & ?US 0VIOLATORS0 ( ,NATURAL ,LAW1 ?AT1 AGA91 SEEMS TO BE M]E ASS]TION1 NOT >GUM5T4 ,( C\RSE1 ALL ! RIVAL ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S WILL SAY ?AT ,KONK9 IS VIOLAT+ ,NATURAL ,LAW AS !Y UND]/& IT1 & S9CE !RE IS NO EXP]I5TIAL-EXP]IM5TAL WAY TO JUDGE AMONG ANY ( !M1 ! MATT] IS ON ALL F\RS ) ,T,V COMM]CIALS :]E EV]YBODY ASS]TS HIS_/H] BR& IS BE/ & ALL ! O!RS >E 9F]IOR IMITATIONS4 ,= ?OSE :O BELIEVE EV]Y?+ !Y'RE TOLD1 SU* ASS]TIONS MAY BE CONV9C+1 BUT ,I SPEAK = ! SKEPTICS & PHILOSOPH]S1 :O WANT CONV9C+ REASONS BE=E !Y PUT ANY CR$5CE 9 A DOCTR9E4 

,I HAVE C]TA9 GOALS OR VALUES2 & ,I ADMIT1 FRANKLY1 ?AT !SE GOALS OR VALUES W]E *OS5 BY ME4 ,! ,AYATOLLAH & ! ,POPE & ! ,MORMONS & ,DA ,FREE ,JOHN & ,KONK9 & ,RO?B>D ET4 AL4 HAVE !IR [N1 DIFF]5T GOALS & VALUES1 BUT !Y ALL ASS]T ?AT !SE GOALS >E NOT *OS5 FREELY BUT >E DICTAT$ BY A ,HI<] ,P[] KN[N AS EI!R 0,GOD0 OR 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 OR BO? 9 T&EM4 ,! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS DIFF]5CE SEEMS TO BE ?AT Y\ CAN DECIDE = Y\RSELF1 )\T FE> OR 9TIMIDATION1 :E!R Y\ LIKE MY GOALS OR NOT1 BUT 9 ! CASE ( ?OSE :O CLAIM TO BE V5TRILOQUI/'S DUMMIES = ,HI<] ,P[]1 Y\ >E SUBTLY DISC\RAG$ FROM *OICE4 ,Y\ MU/ AGREE ) !M & ACCEPT !IR GOALS OR Y\ >E 9 A /ATE ( 0S90 OR 9 0VIOLATION0 ( ,NATURAL ,LAW & ?US Y\ >E BE+ BR[BEAT5 BY GUILT 9TO NOT ?9K+ = Y\RSELF & LETT+ !SE 0EXP]TS0 TELL Y\ :AT IS RI<T OR WRONG = Y\4 7,( C\RSE1 NONE ( !M UND]/&1 OR CAN UND]/&1 ! CONCRETE SPECIFICS ( A S+LE H\R ( Y\R LIFE1 BUT !Y /ILL ?9K !Y KN[ :AT Y\ %\LD DO 9 ?AT H\R47 

,! MO/ A/ONI%+ FEATURE ( ?IS V5TRILOQUI/ ACT -- 0,I AM ONLY SPEAK+ = SOME METAPHYSICAL 5TITY ABOVE Y\0 -- REMA9S ! HI/ORICAL ODDITY ?AT SOME :O TAKE ON ?IS AIR ( ,PAPAL ,9FALLIBILITY CALL !MSELVES LIB]T>IANS4 

,:AT IS 0,AGA9/ ,NATURE08 

,ONE IS NECESS>Y1 ONE IS P>T ( ,FATE1 ONE BELONGS TO ! :OLE1 ONE IS 9 ! :OLE2 !RE IS NO?+ :I* C\LD JUDGE1 MEASURE1 COMP>E OR S5T5CE \R BE+1 = ?AT W\LD MEAN JUDG+1 MEASUR+1 COMP>+1 S5T5C+ ! :OLE4 ,BUT !RE IS NO?+ BEYOND ! :OLE4 

-- ,NIETZS*E1 ,TWILI<T ( ! ,IDOLS 

,EV5 :5 SOME ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S1 LIKE ,SMI?1 ADMIT ! VA/ GULF BETWE5 SCI5TIFIC 79/RUM5TAL7 G5]ALIZATIONS & !IR ALLEG$ 0,NATURAL ,LAWS0 OR TABOOS1 !Y /ILL HABITUALLY USE LANGUAGE & METAPHOR ?AT BLURS ?IS DI/9CTION & CREATES A SEMANTIC ATMOSPH]E 9 :I* !Y SEEM TO BE DISCUSS+ 0LAW0 9 ! SCI5TIFIC S5SE4 ,I DO NOT WANT TO BE UN*>ITABLE & ACCUSE SU* WRIT]S ( DI%ONE/Y1 BUT IT C]TA9LY APPE>S ?AT !IR LANGUAGE HABITS CREATE CONFUSION1 & ,I SUSPECT ?AT ! ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S CONFUSE !MSELVES EV5 MORE ?AT !Y CONFUSE !IR READ]S4 

,! WOR/ S\RCE ( ?IS SEMANTIC *AOS APPE>S TO ME TO BE ! PHRASE1 0,NATURAL ,LAW10 ITSELF1 S9CE IT IS RA!R GROSSLY OBVI\S ?AT NO?+ CAN EV] HAPP5 ?AT TRULY VIOLATES NATURE1 AT LEA/ AS ! WORD 0NATURE0 IS US$ 9 SCI5CE &1 ,I D>ESAY1 #ii P]C5T ( ! TIME 9 ORD9>Y SPEE*4 

,AS ,I M5TION$ E>LI]1 :ILE ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 DEBATE 9 ,AM]ICA VIA ,NEW ,LIB]T>IAN1 ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 TWO SIMIL> DEBATES 9 ,IREL&4 ,9 ! FIR/ DEBATE1 ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*1 ?R\< EV]Y PULPIT 9 ! L&1 WAS D5\NC+ ! GOV]NM5T'S ATTEMPT TO LEGALIZE DIVORCE AS 0AGA9/ ,NATURE0 & 9 ! SECOND DEBATE1 LESS NATIONALLY PUBLICIZ$1 SOME WIT*ES & ,DRUIDS & NEO-PAGANS W]E DEBAT+ ) ONE ANO!R1 9 A MAGAZ9E CALL$ ,ANCI5T ,WAYS1 AB\T :E!R MA*9]Y & ANTI-AG+ RESE>* 0W]E0 OR 0W]E NOT0 AGA9/ 0NATURE40 ,I CREAT$ CONSID]ABLE CONFUSION1 HO/ILITY & 9CR$ULITY1 9 BO? ! ,CA?OLIC & PAGAN CAMPS1 BY SIMPLY 9SI/+ ?AT NO?+ ?AT HAPP5S 9 NATURE CAN BE MEAN+FULLY SAID TO BE 0AGA9/0 NATURE4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE V]Y H>D = ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S ( ALL /RIPES TO UND]/& ?IS4 

,= 9/ANCE1 ONE %AD[Y PHILOSOPH] WRIT+ UND] ! NAME 0,PET] ,Z40 -- & ,I DON'T BLAME HIM = HIS NE>-ANONYMITY2 IT CAN BE DANG]\S TO BE ASSOCIAT$ PUBLICLY ) PAGANISM 9 ,HOLY ,CA?OLIC ,IREL& -- REPLI$ TO EA* ( MY ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA9 ?AT NO?+ 9 NATURE 0IS0 UNNATURAL BY COMPIL+ ANGRY LI/S ( ?+S & EV5TS :I* SEEM$ TO HIM 0UNNATURAL20 ( C\RSE1 LIKE MO/ P]SONS 9NOC5T ( NEUROLOGICAL SCI5CE1 ,PET] ,Z4 ASSUM$ ?AT :ATEV] SEEMS UNNATURAL TO HIM 0REALLY0 0IS0 UNNATURAL4 7,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S ( ALL /RIPES %>E ?AT PRE-SCI5TIFIC FRAMEWORK1 ,I ?9K47 ,! 0REALLY0 0UNNATURAL0 = ,PET] ,Z4 RANG$ FROM COSMETIC SURG]Y TO TELEVISION & 9CLUD$ MO/ ( :AT HAS HAPP5$ S9CE AB\T #age ,C4,E4 ,9 G5]AL1 TO ,PET] ,Z4 NATURE WAS NATURAL BE=E 9DU/RIALISM & DEMOCRACY APPE>$ 9 ! ,OCCID5T BUT HAS BECOME UNNATURAL S9CE !N4 ,9 %ORT1 EV]Y?+ HE DISLIK$ WAS 0UNNATURAL0 & 0IT IS UNNATURAL0 WAS 9 HIS VOCABUL>Y EQUIVAL5T TO 0,I DON'T LIKE IT40 

,TO SAY ?AT NO?+ 9 NATURE 0IS0 UNNATURAL IS SIMPLY TO SAY ?AT NO?+ 9 EXI/5CE IS NON-EXI/5T4 ,BO? ( !SE PROPOSITIONS -- NATURE DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! UNNATURAL1 EXI/5CE DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! NON-EXI/5T -- >E ONLY TAUTOLOGIES1 ( C\RSE1 & ,I DO NOT REIFY !M AS ,AYN ,R&1 = 9/ANCE1 HABITUALLY REIFI$ 0EXI/5CE40 ,I AM NOT SAY+ ANY?+ 0PR(\ND0 H]E2 ,I AM M]ELY SAY+ SOME?+ AB\T SEMANTICS & COMMUNICATION4 ,I AM ASS]T+ ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY ANY?+ MEAN+FUL 9 A LANGUAGE /RUCTURE BAS$ ON FUNDAM5TAL SELF-CONTRADICTIONS4 ,?IS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A SCI5TIFIC 0LAW0 & C]TA9LY NOT A 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 7:ATEV] ?AT IS72 IT M]ELY APPE>S TO BE A NECESS>Y GAME-RULE ( LOGIC & SEMANTICS4 

,! FAMILI> PAGAN & ROMANTIC IDEA ?AT MA*9ES 0>E0 UNNATURAL1 = 9/ANCE1 CANNOT BE ADMITT$ 9TO LOGICAL DISC\RSE BECAUSE IT CREATES TOTAL *AOS1 I4E41 DE/ROYS ! LOGIC GAME ITSELF4 ,?IS BECOMES CLE> :5 ONE TRIES TO ?9K AB\T IT1 9/EAD ( JU/ RECIT+ IT AS A BANI%+ RITUAL1 AS MO/ PAGANS & ROMANTICS DO4 ,H[ DOES ONE DEF9E 0MA*9E0 TO AVOID PRON\NC+ SU* DESIGN-SCI5CE DEVICES AS ! SPID]'S WEB1 ! T]MITE CITY1 ! BEAV] DAM1 ETC41 0UNNATURAL80 ,IS A *IMPANZEE 0UNNATURAL0 9 US+ A TOOL SU* AS A DEAD BRAN* TO KNOCK FRUIT FROM A HI< TREE8 ,WAS ! FIR/ /ONE AX 0UNNATURAL80 ,>E ! BRIDGES 9 ,DUBL91 :I* ! PAGANS USE ALONG ) ! ,*RI/IANS EV]Y DAY1 0UNNATURAL80 ,:5 ONE />TS DIVID+ 0NATURE0 OR EXI/5CE 9TO TWO P>TS1 ! 0NATURAL0 & 0UNNATURAL10 CAN ANY L9E BE DRAWN AT ALL ?AT IS NOT OBVI\SLY >BITR>Y & PREJUDICIAL8 ,! ATOM BOMB FILLS PAGANS 7& MO/ ( US7 ) HORROR1 BUT C\LD IT EXI/ IF NUCLE> FISSION WAS NOT A P]FECTLY NATURAL PH5OM5ON8 

,IT SEEMS ?AT :5 ROMANTICS SPEAK ( NATURE1 !Y MEAN ?OSE P>TS ( ! UNIV]SE !Y LIKE1 & :5 !Y SPEAK ( ! UNNATURAL1 !Y MEAN ?OSE P>TS ( ! UNIV]SE !Y DON'T LIKE1 BUT !RE IS NO POSSIBILITY ( LOGICAL OR SEMANTIC COH]5CE 9 SU* AN >BITR>ILY SUBJECTIVE LANGUAGE4 

,?IS CANNOT BE CALL$ A ,LOGICAL ,POSITIVI/ OR #b? ,C5TURY VIEW2 9 ! #a#h? ,C5TURY ALREADY1 ,BURKE HAD 5\< LOGICAL CL>ITY TO PO9T \T1 9 HIS POLEMIC AGA9/ ,R\SSEAU1 ?AT ! ,APOLLO ( ,BELV$]E IS AS MU* A P>T ( NATURE AS ANY TRIBAL TOTEM POLE4 ,S9CE CLASSICAL >T IS NOT AS WELL-KN[N TODAY AS IT WAS !N1 ,BURKE'S PO9T CAN BE RE/AT$ ?USLY3 ,M>ILYN ,MONROE ) ALL H] MAKE-UP ON1 ! ,EMPIRE ,/ATE ,BUILD+1 ,BEE?OV5'S ,N9? ,SYMPHONY1 ,HITL]'S T]RIBLE DEA? CAMPS1 ! MOON ROCKETS1 ,PUNK HAIR /YLES1 ! POLLUTION ( COAL-BURN+ FURNACES1 ! LACK ( POLLUTION 9 SOL> P[] COLLECTORS1 & ANY?+ ELSE HUMANS HAVE 9V5T$1 :E!R WE F9D SU* 9V5TIONS WOND]FUL OR REPULSIVE1 MU/ BE 9 ACCORD ) ! LAWS ( NATURE 9 A SCI5TIFIC S5SE OR !Y C\LD NOT EXI/ AT ALL4 ,! ONLY ?+S ?AT CAN BE MEAN+FULLY SAID TO BE UNNATURAL >E IMPOSSIBLE ?+S1 SU* AS DRAW+ A R\ND SQU>E OR FE$+ Y\R DOG ON MOONBEAMS4 

,IT W\LD BE CLE>] IF ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S GAVE UP ON ! OXYMORONIC CONCEPT ( 0,NATURAL ,LAWS0 ?AT CAN BE VIOLAT$ 9 NATURE4 ,! RULES !Y WI% TO 5=CE ON US DO NOT APPE> TO BE LAWS ( NATURE -- :I* CANNOT BE VIOLAT$ & !RE=E DO NOT NE$ TO BE 5=C$ -- BUT RA!R APPE> TO BE 0MORAL LAWS40 ,IT MAKES S5SE TO SAY 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY BECAUSE ?AT'S AGA9/ MORAL LAW0 7AGA93 :E!R ONE AGREES ) IT OR NOT7 BUT ONE CANNOT SAY 0,DON'T PUT A RUBB] ON Y\R WILLY BECAUSE ?AT'S AGA9/ NATURAL LAW0 )\T GETT+ 9VOLV$ 9 5DLESS METAPHYSICAL CONFUSIONS & SELF-CONTRADICTIONS -- 0! GREAT ,S]BONIAN BOG :]E >MIES :OLE HAVE SUNK10 TO QUOTE ,BURKE AGA9 -- WEBS ( WORDS ?AT CONNECT AT NO PO9T ) S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME EXP]I5CE4 

,IT APPE>S ?AT ! REASON ?AT ! T]M 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 IS PREF]R$ TO 0,MORAL ,LAW0 MAY BE ?AT MANY WRIT]S DO NOT WANT TO MAKE IT OBVI\S ?AT !Y SPEAK AS PRIE/S OR !OLOGIANS & W\LD RA!R HAVE US ?9K ( !M AS PHILOSOPH]S4 ,BUT IT /ILL SEEMS TO ME ?AT !IR DOGMAS ONLY MAKE S5SE AS RELIGI\S OR MORAL EXHORTATION & DO NOT MAKE S5SE 9 ANY WAY IF ONE TRIES TO ANALYZE !M AS EI!R SCI5TIFIC OR PHILOSOPHIC PROPOSITIONS4 

,IT PROV$ AS H>D TO COMMUNICATE ?IS NATURAL SCI5CE PO9T ( VIEW TO $ITOR ,KONK9 AS IT WAS TO COMMUNICATE IT TO ,PET] ,Z4 ,9 HIS FOOTNOTE ( REBUTTAL AT ?IS PO9T1 ,KONK9 9/ANCES EXAMPLES ( ALLEG$ 0,NATURAL ,LAWS0 & !N 5GAGES 9 SOME GUILT-BY-ASSOCIATION4 ,HE DOES NOT ATTEMPT AT ALL TO REPLY TO MY >GUM5T ITSELF -- ?AT NO?+ 9 NATURE CAN BE CALL$ UNNATURAL = ! SAME REASON NO?+ 9 EXI/5CE CAN BE CALL$ NON-EXI/5T4 ,AS ONE NATURAL LAW1 ,KONK9 SUGGE/S ?AT A SOCIETY IS IMPOSSIBLE :5 NO ONE PRODUCES & ALL CONSUME4 ,I REPLY ?AT1 IF TRUE1 ?IS W\LD 9DE$ BE A NATURAL LAW 9 ! SCI5CE ( ECONOMICS BUT IT W\LD HAVE NO MORE MORAL IMPLICATIONS ?AN ! LAW ( GRAVITY1 & ?AT ! WAY TO DEMON/RATE IT W\LD BE TO P]=M EXP]IM5TS1 AS WAS DONE TO CONFIRM ! RELATIVE 7/ATI/ICAL7 ACCURACY ( FIR/ ,NEWTON'S & !N ,E9/E9'S =MULAS = GRAVITY1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! ME?OD ( ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S1 :I* IS TO COMPOSE V]BAL 7METAPHYSICAL7 AB/RACTIONS4 ,H[EV]1 ,I D\BT V]Y MU* ?AT ?IS 0LAW0 IS VALID1 S9CE A TOTALLY AUTOMAT$ SOCIETY SEEMS !ORETICALLY POSSIBLE & MI<T BE ONE 9 :I* NOBODY PRODUCES 7! MA*9ES WILL DO ?AT7 & YET EV]YBODY CONSUMES4 ,KONK9'S SECOND 0NATURAL LAW0 IS ,HE9LE9'S FAM\S 0,!RE A9'T NO SU* ?+ AS A FREE LUN*0 FROM ! SCI-FI NOVEL1 ,! ,MOON IS A ,H>% ,MI/RESS4 ,I ?9K ?AT %\LD BE CONSID]$ A K9D ( PROV]B RA!R ?AN A 0LAW0 & ONE %\LD NOT USE SU* A METAPHOR TOO LIT]ALLY4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ALL ! CULTURAL H]ITAGE -- :AT ,KORZYBSKI CALL$ ! TIME-B9D+ ACTIVITY ( PA/ G5]ATIONS -- GIVES US AN ABUNDANCE ( METAPHORICAL 0FREE LUN*ES0 9 ! =M ( ROADS1 BRIDGES1 PLANTS 9 OP]ATION1 SCI5TIFIC KN[L$GE1 EXI/+ TE*NOLOGY1 MUSIC1 FOLKLORE1 LANGUAGES1 DISCOV]IES ( RES\RCES1 >TS1 BOOKS1 ETC41 ETC4 ,IF ?IS CULTURAL H]ITAGE ( 0FREE LUN*ES0 DID NOT EXI/1 EA* G5]ATION W\LD />T \T AS POOR & IGNORANT AS A ,/ONE ,AGE TRIBE4 

,KONK9'S ATTEMPT AT GUILT-BY-ASSOCIATION SEEMS EV5 MORE AMUS+ TO ME ?AN HIS ATTEMPT AT SUGGE/+ SCI5TIFIC LAWS ( SOCIOLOGY4 ,HE WRITES1 0,I ?9K IT ONLY FAIR TO PO9T \T ?AT ,WILSON C]TA9LY HANGS >\ND MY/ICS A LOT MORE ?AN1 SAY1 PR(ESSIONAL A!I/ ,SMI?40 ,I WILL NOT COMM5T ON ! SIMIL>ITY TO ! 0LOGIC0 ( ! LATE ,S54 ,JOSEPH ,R4 ,MC,C>?Y 7,R-,WIS47 & ,I WILL NOT EV5 REM>K ?AT IT IS NEWS TO ME ?AT ,KONK9 KEEPS ME UND] SU* CLOSE SURVEILLANCE ?AT HE KN[S H[ MU* TIME ,I SP5D 9 ! COMPANY ( 0MY/ICS40 ,I WILL ONLY SAY ! MAN S\NDS RA!R DESP]ATE H]E4 ,P]HAPS HE WAS V]Y TIR$ :5 HE WROTE ?AT4 ,9 FACT1 ,I DO %>E SPACE-TIME ) MY/ICS ON OCCASION1 & ALSO ) OCCULTI/S & EV5 WIT*ES1 & ALSO ) PHYSICI/S1 MA!MATICIANS1 BIOLOGI/S1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 PSY*OLOGI/S1 PSY*IATRI/S1 SOCIOLOGI/S1 WRIT]S1 ACTORS1 NUDI/S1 VEGET>IANS1 PLUMB]S1 GROC]S1 B>T5D]S1 HOMOSEXUALS1 LEFT-H&$ PEOPLE1 A!I/S1 ,CA?OLICS1 ,PROTE/ANTS1 ,JEWS1 ,FREEMASONS & ,I DON'T KN[ :O ALL4 ,I TRAVEL A LOT & TALK TO ANYBODY :O MI<T BE 9T]E/+4 ,IF ,KONK9 MEANS TO IMPLY ?AT ,I HAVE CONTRACT$ SOME DREAD M5TAL ILLNESS 7A METAPHYSICAL ,A,I,D,S P]HAPS7 BY NOT BE+ A PHILOSOPHICAL SEGREGATIONI/ & ONLY TALK+ TO PEOPLE :O ALREADY AGREE ) ME1 ,I CAN M]ELY REPLY ?AT ! ONLY WAY TO LE>N ANY?+1 = A P]SON ( LIMIT$ 9TELLIG5CE LIKE ME1 IS TO LI/5 TO AS MANY DIV]SE VIEWS AS POSSIBLE4 ,METAPHYSICAL WIZ>DS LIKE ,KONK9 & ,RO?B>D MAY DISCOV] EV]Y?+ KN[ABLE AB\T EV]Y?+ IMAG9ABLE BY SITT+ 9 !IR >M*AIRS & 09VE/IGAT+ BY REASON0 ! <O/LY 9N] 0NATURES0 OR 0ESS5CES0 ( ?+S1 BUT A P]SON ( L[] 9TELLIG5CE LIKE ME ONLY LE>NS A FEW ?+S 9 ONE LIFETIME & ONLY MANAGES ?AT MU* BY MEET+ AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE & ASK+ QUE/IONS ( ALL ?OSE BROAD-M9D$ 5\< NOT TO HIT ME ) A *AIR = SU* 9QUISITIV5ESS4 

,TO CONCLUDE ?IS P>T ( MY !SIS1 IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO VIOLATE NATURE -- TO P]=M AN ACT 0AGA9/ NATURE0 -- ?AT W\LD BE M>VEL\S1 & W\LD UND\BT$LY BE A TURN+ PO9T 9 EVOLUTION4 ,IT W\LD C]TA9LY SEEM AN EXCIT+ %[ TO WAT*1 & ,I W\LD BUY TICKETS TO SEE IT4 ,SO F>1 H[EV]1 EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS HAPP5$ ON ?IS PLANET HAS BE5 9 ACCORD ) NATURAL LAWS ( PHYSICS1 *EMI/RY1 ETC41 :I* HAVE NO MORAL IMPLICATIONS & DO NOT NE$ TO BE 5=C$ OR EV5 PREA*$ AB\T4 

,:Y ,NOT 0,VIOLATE0 ,NATURE8 

,I PICK ! GODDAMN T]ROR ( ! GODS \T ( MY NOSE6 

-- ,J4,R4 0,BOB0 ,DOBBS 

,BASICALLY1 ,I AM SKEPTICAL & EXTREMELY DUBI\S 7NOT DOGMATICALLY D5Y+7 AB\T 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 BECAUSE ,I DO NOT POSSESS ! RELIGI\S ATTITUDE T[>D NATURE 7) A SMALL N1 PLEASE74 ,AN OLD JOKE TELLS ( A PREA*] SAY+ TO A F>M]1 0,GOD HAS BE5 GOOD TO Y\R FIELD40 0,MAYBE SO10 SAYS ! F>M]1 0BUT Y\ %\LDA SE5 ! PLACE :5 ,HE HAD IT TO ,HIMSELF40 ,LIKE ! F>M]1 ,I AM (T5 MORE IMPRESS$ BY HUMAN CREATIVE WORK ?AN BY :AT ?IS PLANET WAS LIKE :5 0,GOD0 HAD IT TO HIMSELF4 

,AL?\< ,I DO NOT AGREE ) ! ALMO/ ,MANI*EAN ATTITUDE ( CRITIC ,>?UR ,HLAVATY1 :O REG>DS NATURE AS A COMB9ATION ( SLAU<T]H\SE & MADH\SE AGA9/ :I*1 BY GREAT EF=T1 A FEW HUMAN BE+S HAVE CREAT$ A FEW 5CLAVES ( REASON & DEC5CY1 ,I DO AGREE )1 E4G41 ,NIETZS*E1 ,LAO-,TSE & ! AU?ORS ( ! ,UPANI%ADS1 ALL ( :OM HELD ?AT NATURE OR EXI/5CE COMB9ES SO MANY DIV]SE ELEM5TS ?AT WE CANNOT JUDGE OR MEASURE OR COMP>E IT ) ANY?+1 & CANNOT DESCRIBE IT AS A :OLE EXCEPT 9 CONTRADICTIONS4 ,?AT IS1 ,I CAN ONLY JUDGE P>TS ( NATURE TO 0BE0 BY MY /&>DS 0GOOD0 OR 0EVIL0 OR 0BEAUTIFUL0 OR 0UGLY0 ETC42 :5 ATTEMPT+ TO CONTEMPLATE ! :OLE1 ,I CAN ONLY SEE GOOD-EVIL1 HEAT-COLD1 DAY-NI<T1 BEAUTY-UGL9ESS1 WET-DRY1 LI<T-D>K1 WISDOM-/UPIDITY1 CREATIVITY-ME*ANISM1 ORGANIC-9ORGANIC1 LIFE-DEA?1 ETC4 -- ALL POSSIBLE OPPOSITES 9 CONT9U\S 9T]ACTION4 ,?US1 ,I NEI!R WOR%IP NATURE 7EXI/5CE7 PAN!I/ICALLY NOR DESPISE IT ,MAN*EANI/ICALLY1 BUT1 SEE+ MYSELF AS P>T ( IT1 CLAIM ! SAME 0RI<T0 79 QUOTES1 ) NO METAPHYSICS IMPLI$7 AS ANY O!R P>T ( IT TO MAKE ! BE/ ( IT ?AT ,I CAN4 ,9 %ORT1 ,I CLAIM ! SAME 0RI<T0 AS A COCKROA*1 A R$WOOD TREE1 A RAT OR A :ALE TO ADJU/ & ALT] ! RE/ ( NATURE 7EXI/5CE7 TO MAKE IT MORE COM=TABLE = MYSELF1 AS F> AS ,I CAN DO SO )\T BECOM+ SO OBNOXI\S TO MY NEI<BORS ?AT !Y CONSPIRE TO REPRESS ME4 

,I ?9K IT RA!R CURI\S1 & A V>IETY ( METAPHYSICAL MADNESS1 ?AT ! EF=TS ( HUMANS TO SO ALT] & ADJU/ EXI/5CE >E D5\NC$ AS 0UNNATURAL0 BY ECOLOGICAL MY/ICS :O NEV] COMPLA9 ?AT ! RAT'S EF=TS TO BETT] ITS LOT 0>E0 0UNNATURAL40 ,S9CE NEI!R HUMANS NOR RATS CAN ACTUALLY DO ANY?+ UNNATURAL1 ?IS POPUL> MY/ICISM SEEMS TO SIGNIFY ONLY ?AT SOME PEOPLE LIKE RATS BETT] ?AN !Y LIKE HUMANS4 

,( C\RSE1 ?AT'S OKAY ) ME1 TOO1 AS SOMEBODY'S P]SONAL PREJUDICE OR PREF]5CE2 ,I AM WRIT+ 9 DEF5SE ( P]SONAL *OICE H]E 7IF Y\ HAV5'T GUESS$ ?AT ALREADY72 ,I M]ELY OBJECT TO HAV+ P]SONAL *OICES PROCLAIM$ AS NEW RELIGI\S REVELATIONS :I* WE ALL MU/ %>E OR BE DAMN$4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I F9D ! ANTI-RAT BIAS ( MO/ PEOPLE AS ABSURD AS ! ANTI-HUMAN BIAS ( ECOLOGY CULTI/S4 ,! COMMON DOME/IC RAT1 MUS RATTUS ,NORWEGICUS1 HAS \TSM>T$ HUMANS = SO LONG1 & SURVIV$ SO MANY HUMAN ATTEMPTS TO GET RID ( H]1 ?AT ,I REG>D ?IS ROD5T ) PR(\ND RESPECT1 S9CE ,I'M NOT SURE ,I C\LD SURVIVE ! COMB9$ EF=TS ( SO MANY CLEV] PEOPLE TRY+ TO GET RID ( ME4 ,?AT'S ONE REASON ,I TRY TO BE POLITE & AGREEABLE TO EV]YBODY1 MO/ ( ! TIME1 :5 ,I'M NOT AT ! WORD PROCESSOR & C>RI$ AWAY BY MY [N RHETORIC4 

,ONE ( ! FUNNIE/ ?+S ,I EV] SAW1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 WAS A SIGN ON ! ,L9COLN ,P>K ,ZOO 9 ,*ICAGO1 ON ! CAGE ( ! ,GREAT ,HORN$ ,[L4 ,?IS SIGN PROCLAIM$ ?AT ! ,GREAT ,HORN$ ,[L %\LD BE CONSID]$ 0A DESIRABLE BIRD0 BECAUSE %E EATS V>I\S CRITT]S ?AT >E ANNOY+ TO F>M]S4 ,I REG>D ?IS AS A HIL>I\S EXAMPLE ( UNCONSCI\S HUMAN *AUV9ISM 9 ITS ASSUMPTION ?AT 0! DESIRABLE0 IS ?AT :I* IS DESIRABLE 0TO US40 ,ONE LOOK AT ! ,GREAT ,HOM$ ,[L WAS 5\< TO CONV9CE ME ?AT %E W\LD CONSID] H]SELF A DESIRABLE BIRD :E!R HUMANS ?9K SO OR NOT4 ,%E HAS ?AT *>M+ LOOK ( TOTAL GUILTLESSNESS & %AMELESSNESS ?AT MAKES ANIMALS SO ATTRACTIVE1 BECAUSE NOBODY HAS EV] CONV9C$ !M !Y >E S9N]S & POLITICALLY 9CORRECT OR ?AT !IR REFLEXES OR :IMS >E AGA9/ NATURAL LAW4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! CRITT]S :O GET EAT5 REGUL>LY BY ! ,GREAT ,HORN$ ,[L WILL PROBABLY NEV] AGREE ?AT %E IS A DESIRABLE BIRD4 ,!Y ALMO/ C]TA9LY REG>D H] AS ACTIVELY NEF>I\S4 

,:AT ,I AM SAY+ H]E IS ?AT NATURE-OR-EXI/5CE -- ! SUM TOTAL ( EV5TS 9 S5SORY-S5SUAL SPACE-TIME -- CANNOT BE JUDG$ OR EVALUAT$ MEAN+FULLY4 ,P>TS ( IT CAN BE1 & HAVE TO BE1 JUDG$1 AS ONE 5C\NT]S & 5DURES !M1 & \R H>D-WIR$ G5ETIC REFLEXES TELL US MO/ ( ! TIME BUT NOT 9FALLIBLY ALL ! TIME 0,IS ?IS GOOD = ME OR BAD = ME80 ,BEYOND ?AT REFLEX LEVEL1 WE HAVE 9TUITIONS & REASON & FEEL+1 ALL EQUALLY FALLIBLE1 & NOBODY ,I EV] MET SEEM$ SM>T 5\< TO KN[ :AT'S GOOD OR BAD = ! LIFE-=MS 9 ONE C\NTY ( ONE /ATE1 MU* LESS :AT'S BE/ = ! UNIV]SE AS A :OLE4 ,WE JUDGE AS WE *OOSE BETWE5 ALT]NATIVES1 BUT ALL SU* JUDGM5TS >E LIMIT$ BY ! FACT ?AT ALL W\LD-BE JUDGES >E 9VOLV$ 9 ! CONTE/4 ,TO BE SPECIFIC1 ,I 0JUDGE0 ! ,NORWAY RAT AS NEF>I\S :5 IT 9VADES MY H\SE & ,I WILL BE SEV]E1 EV5 MURD]\S1 9 MY ATTEMPTS TO EXPEL IT1 BUT ,I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO JUDGE ! ,NORWAY RAT AS A SPECIES1 & ,I HAVE ! SUSPICION ! ,NORWAY RAT HAT ITS [N RA!R /RONG VIEWS AB\T WISE GUYS :O /UFF BRILLO 9 RAT-HOLES1 AS ,WILLIAM ,BURR\<S ONCE NOT$4 

,9 ?IS EVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE1 :I* SEEMS TO ME ! NECESS>Y VIEW ( ONE :O HONE/LY WANTS TO ?9K SCI5TIFICALLY1 ,I SEE NO CAUSE TO PANIC AT ! ?\<T ( 0VIOLAT+0 NATURE4 ,S9CE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE NATURAL LAW1 ANY ALLEG$ VIOLATION MU/ BE A DISCOV]Y ( A NEW NATURAL LAW OR A NEW ASPECT ( & OLD LAW4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS CONTEXT ?AT ,I HAVE (T5 EXPRESS$ /RONG AGREEM5T ) PHYSICI/ ,FREEMAN ,DYSON'S VIEW ?AT WE %\LD NOT ACCEPT ! D$UCTION FROM ! ,SECOND ,LAW ( ,!RMODYNAMICS :I* TELLS US ! UNIV]SE IS 0RUNN+ D[N0 & ?AT LIFE SOM$AY MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,AS ,DYSON SAYS1 ! ONLY WAY TO F9D \T IF ?AT PR$ICTION IS TRUE IS TO TRY TO REFUTE IT1 I4E41 TO SEEK = WAYS ?AT MI<T 0REW9D0 ! UNIV]SE TO WORK T[>D A GREAT] ORD] RA!R ?AN T[>D GREAT] 5TROPY4 ,S9CE WE HAVE BILLIONS ( YE>S TO WORK ON ?IS PROBLEM1 BE=E ! ALLEG$ 0HEAT DEA? ( ! UNIV]SE0 IS EXPECT$ TO OCCUR1 DESPAIR AB\T ! MATT] SEEMS DECID$LY PREMATURE4 ,TO BE /OPP$ BY ! NOTION ?AT SU* A PROJECT IS 0AGA9/ NATURE0 SEEMS TO ME AS SUP]/ITI\S AS ! VIEWS ( ?OSE :O TOLD ! ,WRI<T ,BRO!RS ?AT !IR AIRPLANE WAS 0AGA9/ NATURE40 

,IT IS = ! SAME REASON ?AT ,I SUPPORT ANTI-AG+ RESE>* & ! SE>* = LONGEVITY1 EV5 ?\< MANY PEOPLE TELL ME ?IS IS 0AGA9/ NATURE40 ,HUMAN LIFESPAN WAS LESS ?AN #c YE>S BE=E ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION1 & NOT JU/ DUE TO 0HI< 9FANT MORTALITY40 ,DEA? WAS COMMON1 NOT ONLY BETWE5 BIR? & #a YE>S1 BUT BETWE5 #a YE>S & #b1 & BETWE5 #b & #c3 IF ! POX DIDN'T GET Y\1 ! PLAGUE G5]ALLY W\LD4 ,= ! WORK+ CLASS1 LIFESPAN WAS /ILL ONLY >\ND #cg YE>S :5 ,5GELS WROTE ,! ,CONDITION ( ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS 9 ,5GL&4 ,IT WAS #e = ALL CLASSES 9 ! ,WE/]N DEMOCRACIES BY #a#i4 ,IT N[ HOV]S >\ND #gc YE>S1 & IS 9CREAS+4 7,A #aigf ,BRITI% /UDY F\ND #c PEOPLE OV] #a YE>S OLD 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM2 A #aihf /UDY F\ND ! NUMB] HAD 9CREAS$ TO #c47 ,EA* ( !SE QUANTUM LEAPS 9 LIFESPAN1 S9CE MOD]N TE*NOLOGICAL M$IC9E BEGAN1 C\LD BE D5\NC$ AS 0AGA9/ NATURE0 JU/ AS PLAUSIBLY AS MOD]N LONGEVITY RESE>* CAN BE SO D5\NC$4 ,MY VIEW IS ?AT IF FUR!R EXT5SION ( LIFESPAN DOES 0VIOLATE0 NATURE1 WE CAN'T A*IEVE IT1 & PEOPLE DON'T NE$ TO PREA* AGA9/ IT2 BUT IF IT DOES NOT VIOLATE NATURE1 WE CAN A*IEVE IT1 & ,I W\LD F9D IT MO/ AMUS+ & 5T]TA9+ TO LIVE #c OR #d YE>S1 OR LONG]4 7,9 ?AT TIME1 ,I MI<T GET SM>T 5\< TO FIGURE \T :AT ! HELL IS RI<T OR WRONG = ME MO/ ( ! TIME1 BUT ,I ?9K IT W\LD TAKE MILL5IUMS AT LEA/ TO FIGURE \T :AT ! ,IDEOLOGI/S ALL CLAIM TO KN[ ALREADY1 NAMELY :AT IS RI<T & WRONG = EV]YBODY47 ,?OSE :O F9D ?IS APPALL+ TO !IR RELIGI\S PREJUDICES WILL =EV] RETA9 ! OPTION ( 0SUICIDE0 7REFUSAL ( LIFE-SUPPORT+ TE*NOLOGY7 AT :ATEV] AGE SEEMS 0NATURAL0 TO !M -- AT #c IF !Y ?9K WE HAVE ONLY BECOME 0UNNATURAL0 S9CE ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 AT #e IF !Y ?9K WE ONLY BECAME 0UNNATURAL0 9 ?IS C5TURY1 ETC4 

,9 G5]AL -- AL?\< ,I LOVE ANIMALS & (T5 GO 9TO RAPTURES OV] ! S++ ( BIRDS1 & EV5 HAVE A K9D ( REV]5CE = SPECIES :O >E JUDG$ 0UGLY0 & (F5SIVE BY HUMAN *AUV9ISM BUT /ILL GO ON LIV+ & SEEM+LY 5JOY+ LIFE DESPITE ?AT BURD5 -- A GREAT DEAL ( :AT ,I ADMIRE & APPRECIATE 9 EXI/5CE HAS BE5 ! RESULT ( HUMAN 9V5TION & +5UITY1 SU* AS PURE MA!MATICS & C]TA9 MUSIC & A FEW DOZ5 PA9T+S & POEMS & 0COLD 9HUMAN TE*NOLOGY0 7AS ECOLOGY MY/ICS CALL IT7 ?AT ABOLI%$ BUBONIC PLAGUE 9 ! LA/ C5TURY & ALL[$ ME TO WALK AGA9 AFT] ,I HAD POLIO TWICE & REC5TLY 79 #a#i#g#f7 ABOLI%$ SMALLPOX & HAS MADE EV]YBODY 9 ! ,WE/]N DEMOCRACIES 7EV5 ! FOLKS ON ,WELF>E7 MU* HEAL?I] & MORE COM=TABLE ?AN MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9 MO/ ( PA/ HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,I1 P]SONALLY1 5JOY A GOOD SUNSET BETT] :5 ,I AM SIMULTANE\SLY LI/5+ TO ,BEE?OV5 OR ,C>M9A ,BURMA OR MAYBE ,VIVALDI ON ?AT M>VEL\S PRODUCT ( APPLI$ QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 ! MOD]N /]EO4 ,?US1 ! NOTION ?AT MORALITY HAS BE51 LIKE MO/ ( :AT ,I LOVE1 9V5T$ BY HUMAN WIT & WISDOM DOES NOT HORRIFY ME1 AS IT APPE>S TO T]RIFY ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S2 IT M]ELY ADDS TO MY E/EEM = HUMAN BE+S & ! WOND]FUL CREATIVITY ( ! HUMAN BRA94 

,AT ?IS PO9T $ITOR ,KONK9 ADD$ ANO!R FOOTNOTE1 :I* SAYS1 9 FULL1 0,I TAKE NO BACKSEAT TO ,BOB 9 *E]+ SOOTY SMOKE/ACKS & !IR POLYV9YL BYPRODUCTS4 ,NATURE-)\T-7,WO7,MAN IS ! ULTIMATE G5OCIDE4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT :Y ,LAWM5 OPPOSE ! 0HUMAN 9V5TION0 ( ,NATURAL ,LAW1 ,NATURAL ,RI<TS & MORALITY4 ,ONE IS NOT RUL$ BY NON-CONTRADICTION 7ANO!R /ATEM5T ( ,NATURAL ,LAW71 ONE SIMPLY MU/ DEAL ) IT 9 ORD] TO EXPRESS ONE'S ,WILL4 ,MAKE NO MI/AKE1 IF MORALITY IS A HUMAN 9V5TION1 SOME HUMANS WILL BE 5SLAV$ TO O!RS4 ,& ?AT H]ESY IS :AT WE RI<TLY FE>40 ,H]E ,KONK9 SCORES A VICTORY1 S9CE ,I C]TA9LY CANNOT REBUT ?IS2 BUT ?AT IS ONLY BECAUSE ,I CANNOT UND]/& A WORD ( IT4 ,I AM FLATT]$ TO BE CALL$ A H]ETIC1 H[EV]4 ,MAK+ A WILD GUESS1 ,I HAZ>D ?AT ,KONK9'S FIR/ S5T5CE MEANS ?AT ! LOGICAL LAW ( NON-CONTRADICTION IS A 0NATURAL LAW0 RA!R ?AN A GAME-RULE2 9 COMPANY ) MO/ MOD]N LOGICIANS1 ,I DISS5T4 ,VON ,NEUMANN'S QUANTUM LOGIC SEEMS AS VALID A GAME AS ,>I/OTELIAN LOGIC1 EV5 ?\< IT LACKS ! NON-CONTRADICTION RULE1 & 9 0NATURAL LAW0 OR AT LEA/ 9 NATURAL SCI5CE1 ?IS MOD]N #c-VALU$ LOGIC FITS ATOMIC PHYSICS BETT] ?AN ,>I/OTELIAN TWO-VALU$ LOGIC DOES4 

7,9 FACT1 AS ,I PO9T$ \T E>LI]1 EV5 ?OSE UNAW>E ( QUANTUM ME*ANICS & VON ,NEUMANN'S MA? 9TUITIVELY USE A V]SION ( HIS QUANTUM LOGIC 9 EV]YDAY AFFAIRS1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT IF SOME PR$ICTIONS APPE> RELIABLE1 & O!RS APPE> TOTALLY UNRELIABLE1 MO/ EV5TS REMA9 9 ! 0MAYBE0 CATEGORY UNTIL WE 5C\NT] & 5DURE !M4 ,WE ONLY =GET ?IS ?REE-VALU$ 7YES1 NO1 MAYBE7 LOGIC :5 HYPNOTIZ$ BY ,>I/OTELIAN METAPHYSICS1 & ! FACT ?AT VON ,NEUMANN'S MA?1 BAS$ ON ?REE YES-NO-MAYBE TRU?-VALUES1 CAME AS A %OCK 9 ! #a#i#cS M]ELY 9DICATES ?AT ,ACADEMIA HAS 9DE$ BE5 HYPNOTIZ$ BY ,>I/OTLE = OV] TWO MILL5IA4 ,NO PRACTICAL P]SON EV] BELIEV$ ?AT DAILY-LIFE *OICES C\LD BE R$UC$ TO ,ABSOLUTE EI!R_/OR DI*OTOMIES47 

,H[ ONE GETS FROM SU* TE*NICAL PO9TS 9 LOGIC !ORY TO ,KONK9'S CONCLUSION ?AT IF 7& ONLY IF87 MORALITY WAS 9V5T$ LIKE SCI5CE & PHILOSOPHY !N SLAV]Y CAN 7OR MU/7 EXI/1 IS A MY/]Y BEYOND MY P[]S ( COMPREH5SION4 ,I AM A SL[ LE>N]1 AS ,I HAVE ADMITT$4 ,IT IS MY IMPRESSION ?AT SLAV]Y HAS EXI/$ 9 MO/ PRE-9DU/RIAL SOCIETIES1 WAS 0JU/IFI$0 BY :ATEV] PHILOSOPHY OR PSEUDO-PHILOSOPHY WAS H&Y AT ! TIME1 & RESULT$ FROM ! LU/ = PR(IT RA!R ?AN FROM PHILOSOPHICAL SPECULATION4 ,IT IS ALSO MY IMPRESSION ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S 9 ! #a#h? ,C5TURY F\ND SLAV]Y QUITE COMPATIBLE ) !IR IDEAS ( ,NATURAL ,LAW1 SIMPLY BY ASSUM+ ?AT BLACK PEOPLE HAD A <O/LY 9DWELL+ 0NATURE0 OR 0ESS5CE0 DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE ( :ITE PEOPLE4 ,S9CE1 LIKE ALL METAPHYSICS AB\T 9DWELL+ SPOOKS OR ESS5CES1 ?IS CANNOT BE PROV5 OR DISPROV5 EXP]IM5TALLY1 SLAV]Y WAS ONLY ABOLI%$ :5 IT BECAME ECONOMICALLY LESS PR(ITABLE ?AN 9DU/RIAL 0FREE0 LABOR4 

,I CAN'T RESI/ ADD+ ?AT ! WORD 0H]ESY0 IS APPROPRIATE = ,KONK9 TO USE 9 CA/IGAT+ ME4 ,! WORD 0H]ESY0 IS NOT ONLY R$OL5T ( ! M$IEVALISM ?AT 9FE/S ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORY1 BUT IS S+UL>LY APPROPRIATE = !M TO USE AS A CUSS-WORD4 ,IT COMES FROM ! ,GREEK1 HAIRESIS1 TO *OOSE2 & ?AT IS :AT ?IS DEBATE IS ALL AB\T4 ,! ,NATURAL ,LAW PHILOSOPHY >OSE AMONG ,*RI/IAN DOGMATI/S1 & ?OSE :O 9SI/$ ON !IR RI<T TO *OOSE = !MSELVES 9/EAD ( ACCEPT+ 0REVEAL$ DOGMA W]E NATURALLY CALL$ *OOS]S OR H]ETICS2 AFT] NE>LY #b YE>S1 ! DEBATE /ILL R$UCES TO ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S TRY+ TO TELL ! RE/ ( US :AT IS RI<T & PROP]1 & SOME ( US /ILL *OOS+ TO ?9K = \RSELVES4 7,F9ALLY1 ,I DO NOT ADMIRE SOOTY SMOKE/ACKS2 ,I ADMIRE ! CREATIVE 9TELLIG5CE ?AT HAS PRODUC$ NONPOLLUT+ TE*NOLOGIES EV5 ?\< ,CAPITAL HAS NOT YET 9VE/$ 9 !M47 

,BASICALLY1 ! IDEA ?AT SOME?+ IS DEVALU$ OR DEGRAD$ IF IT IS %[N TO BE A HUMAN 9V5TION S\NDS RA!R M$IEVAL & !OLOGICAL TO ME1 & AGA9 9CITES ,/IRN]ITE SUSPICIONS AB\T ! UNCONSCI\S METAPHYSICAL BAGGAGE /ILL LURK+ 9 ! HEADS ( SELF-PROCLAIM$ ,RATIONALI/S4 ,IF ,BA* 9V5T$ HIS MUSIC 9/EAD ( 0RECEIV+ IT FROM SOME TRANS-MUNDANE OR METAPHYSICAL S\RCE1 ?AT DOES NOT LESS5 MY LOVE = ! MUSIC2 IT M]ELY 9CREASES MY E/EEM = ,JOHANN ,SEBA/IAN HIMSELF4 ,IF ,NEWTON & ,E9/E9 9V5T$ !IR GRAVITATIONAL MODELS RA!R ?AN 0DISCOV]+0 !M -- ! ,COP5HAG5 VIEW1 :I* IS ADMIRABLY POPUL>IZ$ BY ,BRON[SKI 9 ,SCI5CE & ,HUMAN ,VALUES -- ?AT DOES NOT DECREASE ! PRACTICALITY ( !SE MA!MATICAL 9V5TIONS BUT DOES 9CREASE MY AWE = ! BRA9-P[] ( ,ISAAC & ,ALB]T4 ,& IF ,JESUS 9V5T$ ! ADMIRABLE REM>K 9 ,JOHN #h3#g -- :I* \<T TO BE BURN$ 9TO ! BACKSIDE OR EV]Y MORALI/1 ) A BR&+ IRON1 S9CE IT IS ! ONE 0MORAL0 IDEA 9 HUMAN HI/ORY ?AT !Y MO/ FREQU5TLY =GET -- ?AT DOES NOT DECREASE ! WISDOM ( ! SAY+ BUT ADDS MU* TO MY ADMIRATION ( ,JESUS2 IT /ILL MAKES S5SE IF HE ?\<T ( IT HIMSELF 9/EAD ( RECEIV+ IT BY PSY*IC PIPEL9E FROM ,PAPA ,TETRAGRAMMATON4 ,&1 = ?AT MATT]1 IF ! PYRAMIDS W]E CREAT$ BY PEOPLE1 & NOT BY EXTRAT]RE/RIALS AS VON ,DANIK5 W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE1 ?AT DOES NOT *ANGE MY EVALUATION ( ! PYRAMIDS BUT ADDS FUR!R TO MY E/EEM = MY FELL[ HUMANS4 ,9 %ORT1 ,I DO NOT ?9K ?+S HAVE TO BE 9HUMAN TO BE WOND]FUL1 & ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT BECAUSE SOME?+ HAS BE5 PRODUC$ BY HUMANS IT IS !RE=E CONTEMPTIBLE4 ,BO? ( !SE IDEAS1 ,I SUGGE/1 LOOK SUSPICI\SLY LIKE HANGOV]S FROM ! MASO*ISM ( M$IEVAL MONK]Y4 

,BE=E CLOS+ ?IS SECTION1 IT SEEMS NECESS>Y TO PO9T \T ! \T/&+ ]ROR ( ,MAX ,/IRN]1 ! FIR/ PHILOSOPH] TO REALIZE FULLY ?AT1 :ILE MOD]N ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORY PRET5DS TO BE RATIONAL1 IT ACTUALLY CAMES ITS M$IEVAL METAPHYSICS HIDD5 9 BLURRY METAPHORS4 ,/IRN] PROCE$$ FROM ?IS DISCOV]Y1 :I* HE DOCUM5TS BEAUTIFULLY & SOMETIMES HIL>I\SLY1 TO A RA!R EXTREME NON SEQUITUR1 & CLAIMS 7OR 9 ! HEAT ( HIS RHETORIC SEEMS TO BE CLAIM+7 ?AT1 IF MORALITY IS A HUMAN 9V5TION1 MORALITY IS SOMEH[ ABSURD4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ,I SUSPECT ,/IRN] ALSO WAS NOT FREE ( M$IEVAL ANTI-HUMANISM4 ,I W\LD RA!R SAY ?AT BECAUSE MORALITY APPE>S TO BE A HUMAN 9V5TION1 WE %\LD E/EEM IT AS WE E/EEM SU* 9V5TIONS AS LANGUAGE1 >T & SCI5CE4 ,?IS E/EEM1 READ]S ( ?IS ESSAY WILL REALIZE BY N[1 DOES NOT MEAN UNCRITICAL ADULATION4 ,RA!R ! REV]SE3 ,I BELIEVE WE EXPRESS \R E/EEM = ! GREAT MORALI/S1 POETS1 >TI/S & SCI5TI/S ( ! PA/ BY IMITAT+ !IR CREATIVITY RA!R ?AN P>ROT+ !IR IDEAS1 & BY CREAT+ \R [N UNIQUE VOICES & VISIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMANITY'S ACCUMULAT$ WISDOM & FOLLY4 7,I ALWAYS HOPE TO ADD TO \R WISDOM1 BUT REALIZE ?AT ! PROBABILITIES >E ?AT ,I AM1 JU/ AS (T51 ADD+ TO \R FOLLY47 

,IT H>DLY SEEMS NECESS>Y TO ADD1 AT ?IS PO9T1 ?AT ,HITL] ?\<T HE WAS FOLL[+ 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 :5 HE 9VAD$ SMALL] C\NTRIES1 & AL?\< HIS SCI5TIFIC ]ROR CAN EASILY BE REFUT$1 HE SEEMS1 9 SOME WAYS1 MORE REALI/IC & LESS M$IEVAL ?AN MO/ ,NATURAL ,LAW MY/ICS4 ,9 BRIEF1 ,HITL] ?\<T1 AS ! ,SOCIAL ,D>W9I/S ( ! PREVI\S C5TURY ALSO ?\<T1 ?AT ! 0CRUELTY0 & 09HUMANITY0 ( ! ANIMAL WORLD MEANS ?AT TO BE 0NATURAL0 OR TO ACT 9 ACCORD ) 0NATURAL LAW0 MEANS TO ACT AS M]CILESSLY AS A PR$ATOR /ALK+ & DEV\R+ ITS PREY4 ,S9CE ?IS !ORY IS BAS$ ON ACTUAL OBS]VATION ( ACTUAL ANIMALS1 IT S\NDS MORE LIKE SCI5TIFIC 0NATURAL LAW0 ?AN ! METAPHYSICS WE HAVE BE5 CRITICIZ+4 

,I DO NOT BELIEVE 9 ?IS =M ( 0NATURAL LAW0 ANY MORE ?AN ,I BELIEVE 9 ! O!RS1 BECAUSE 0NATURE0 IS TOO COMPLICAT$ & DIV]SE1 AS ,I HAVE ALREADY PO9T$ \T1 = ANY 0MORAL0 G5]ALIZATIONS TO BE DRAWN ON IT4 ,SOMETIMES EVOLUTION REW>DS ! BEHAVIOR ?AT SEEMS 0IMMORAL0 TO CIVILIZ$ PEOPLE1 AS 9 ! PR$ATOR EXAMPLE1 BUT1 JU/ AS (T51 EVOLUTION REW>DS 0ALTRUI/IC0 OR 0MORAL0 BEHAVIOR3 ! SOCIAL ANIMALS HAVE SURVIV$ BECAUSE !IR COOP]ATIVE BEHAVIOR GIVES !M AN ADVANTAGE4 ,! /ATEM5T ?AT !RE 0IS0 NO MORAL LAW 9 NATURE C\LD BETT] BE /AT$ AS3 !RE IS NO ONE MORAL LAW 9 NATURE4 ,ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 9CLUDES EV]Y POSSIBLE 0MORAL0 & 0IMMORAL0 LAW4 

,MORE CONCRETELY1 ! PR$ATORS >E 9DE$ P>T ( NATURE1 BUT !Y >E ONLY P>T4 ,! PREY IS P>T ( 0NATURE10 TOO1 & IT IS AMUS+ ?AT NO ,IDEOLOGI/ ON RECORD HAS EV] SET \T TO BECOME ! PREY ON ! GR\NDS ?AT SU* IS 0NATURE'S WAY40 ,IT SEEMS ?AT LIKE ,PET] ,Z41 ! PAGAN PHILOSOPH]1 MO/ !ORETICIANS PICK :AT !Y WANT \T ( 0NATURE0 & CALL ?AT P>T ! :OLE4 ,NATURE1 MOREOV]1 (F]S US MANY O!R MODELS BESIDES PR$ATOR & PREY4 ,!RE IS ! P>5T+ RELATION%IP1 9 :I* ANALOGS & P]HAPS MORE ?AN ANALOGS ( HUMAN LOVE >E F\ND4 ,!RE IS ! 0C\RAGE0 ( ! BABOON PACK LEAD] :O WILL ?R[ HIMSELF BETWE5 ATTACK+ LEOP>DS & ! H]D HE DOM9ATES & PROTECTS2 !RE IS ! 0C[>DICE0 ( ! AV]AGE MAMMAL :O WILL NORMALLY RUN AWAY FROM ANY FI<T ?AT CAN BE AVOID$4 ,!RE >E P>ASITES & SYMBIOTES1 SOCIAL ANIMALS & ISOLATES1 COOP]ATIVE SPECIES & COMPETITIVE SPECIES1 & EV5 VEGET>IANS & MONOGAMI/S4 

,NATURE1 9 %ORT1 EXHIBITS 5DLESS V>IETY2 BUT HUMAN MORALITY WAS 9V5T$1 & IS RE-9V5T$ DAILY1 BY PEOPLE MAK+ *OICES4 ,S9CE H]ETICS >E1 ETYMOLOGICALLY1 0?OSE :O *OOSE10 AS PO9T$ \T E>LI]1 IT %\LD BE NO SURPRISE ?AT WE [E MO/ ( \R EVOLUTION>Y REC5T 0MORAL0 IDEAS TO P]SONS :O W]E CONSID]$ T]RIBLE H]ETICS 9 !IR [N TIME4 ,IT IS NO ACCID5T ?AT ! MAJOR REFRA9 9 ! ,NEW ,TE/AM5T IS ! VOICE ( LONELY 9DIVIDUAL JUDGM5T SET AGA9/ AB/RACT ,RULE ,BOOKS3 0,IT WAS WRITT5 9 OLD TIMES444BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\4440 

,OR AS ! OLD HYMN SAYS1 

,JESUS WALK$ ?IS LONESOME VALLEY 

,HE HAD TO WALK !RE BY HIMSELF 

,NOBODY ELSE C\LD DO IT = HIM 

,HE HAD TO DO IT ALL ALONE4 

,! ,9DIVIDUAL VS4 ! ,AB/RACT 

,! DEVIANTS1 :O >E SO FREQU5TLY ! 9V5TIVE & CREATIVE SPIRITS1 %ALL NO LONG] BE SACRIFIC$2 IT %ALL NOT BE CONSID]$ 9FAM\S TO DEVIATE FROM CONV5TIONAL MORALITY2 NUM]\S EXP]IM5TS 9 LIFE & SOCIETY %ALL BE MADE2 A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( BAD CONSCI5CE %ALL BE LIFT$ FROM ! WORLD4 

-- ,NIETZS*E1 ,! ,DAWN 

,I HAVE BE5 >GU+ ?AT IF MORALITY D]IVES1 AS ITS ETYMOLOGY SUGGE/S -- MORES3 ! CU/OMS ( A PEOPLE -- FROM HUMAN CREATIVITY OR 9V5TIV5ESS OR IMAG9ATION1 ?AT IS NO REASON TO DESPISE IT4 7,BLAKE1 9DE$1 ?\<T 0IMAG9ATION0 WAS ANO!R NAME = 0GOD0 & MANY HAVE FELT ! SAME WAY AB\T CREATIVITY47 

,ALL PRODUCTS ( CREATIVITY & IMAG9ATION >E OP5 TO CRITICISM1 REVISION1 IMPROVEM5T & CONT9U$ PROGRESS4 ,?AT HAS BE5 TRUE 9 EV]Y >T & SCI5CE1 & IT HAS EV5 BE5 TRUE = MORALITY ITSELF 9 RELATIVELY OP5 SOCIETIES1 DESPITE ! FULM9ATIONS ( ,NATURAL ,LAW CULTI/S4 ,NO G5]ATION KN[S 5\< TO LEGISLATE = ALL TIME TO COME4 ,UNLESS WE REMA9 OP5 TO ! PROCESS OR CRITICISM1 CORRECTION1 REVISION & IMPROVEM5T1 WE BECOME1 :E!R WE 9T5D IT OR NOT1 ACTIVELY REACTION>Y1 & \R ROLE !N BECOMES ?AT ( OPPOS+ CREATIVITY & ! IMPROVEM5T ( ! HUMAN CONDITION4 

,! ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MORAL *OICE FROM ! REALM ( HUMANITY & PLACE IT 9 A 0SPOOKY0 OR ,PLATONIC SUP]HUMAN REALM1 ?US1 HAS HI/ORICALLY USUALLY BE5 ALLI$ ) POLITICAL CONS]VATISM & REACTION2 LIB]T>IANS :O ESP\SE ?IS MY/ICISM %\LD BE AW>E !Y >E US+ ! AMMUNITION ( ! 5EMY1 :I* MAY BL[ !IR HEADS (F SOM$AY4 ,S9CE ,PLATONIC REALMS CANNOT BE 9VE/IGAT$ BY S5SORY-S5SUAL-SCI5TIFIC MEANS1 NO EXP]IM5T CAN REFUTE ANY DOCTR9E (F]$ AB\T !M4 ,! EXP]IM5TALI/ CAN ONLY SAY1 AS ,I DO1 UNPROV51 & P]HAPS ADD A FEW REM>KS AB\T ! 0MEAN+LESS0 NATURE ( PROPOSITIONS ?AT CAN NEI!R BE PROV5 NOR REFUT$4 ,?OSE ATTRACT$ TO 0SUP]HUMAN0 OR 0TRANSMUNDANE0 MORALITY OR 0,NATURAL ,LAW0 OR SIMIL> METAPHYSICAL SPECULATION1 !RE=E1 WILL BE DRAWN *IEFLY FROM ! RANKS ( ?OSE TEMP]M5TALLY AV]SE TO ! EXP]IM5TAL ME?OD1 TO SCI5CE1 & TO 0REVISIONISM0 9 G5]AL3 ?OSE :O >E SEEK+ AN >TIFICIAL /ASIS 9 AN O!RWISE EVOLV+ & EV]-*ANG+ UNIV]SE4 ,CLIMB+ 9TO B$ ) A METAPHYSICIAN MEANS CLIMB+ 9TO B$ ) A REACTION>Y ALSO4 

,I CANNOT /RESS TOO /RONGLY ?AT1 S9CE ,PLATONIC REALMS CANNOT BE 9VE/IGAT$ BY EXP]IM5T1 !Y >E BEYOND ! MO/ P[]FUL CRITICAL 9/RUM5T WE POSSESS3 A MORALITY SO LOCAT$ IS BEYOND NORMAL PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OR CRITICISM1 & AK9 TO ! TABOO SY/EMS ( SAVAGES & ORGANIZ$ RELIGION4 ,&1 S9CE ,PLATONIC REALMS >E USUALLY CONSID]$ 0ET]NAL0 OR 0TIMELESS0 OR 9 SOME WAY BEYOND *ANGE1 ADOPT+ ?IS ,PLATONIC /ANCE T5DS TO IMPLY ?AT WE %\LD GO BACK TO ! M$IEVAL PRACTICE ( MEMORIZ+ SOME =M ( ,HOLY ,WRIT RA!R ?AN CONT9U+ ! MOD]N PRACTICE ( ANALYZ+ EXP]I5CE ITSELF3 ?IS SEEMS PSITTIC9E TO ME4 

,F9ALLY1 S9CE SU* ,PLATONIC REALMS >E ALLEG$ TO BE ,ABSOLUTE1 9ACCESSIBLE & TIMELESS OR 0ET]NAL0 ALL AT ONCE1 ! K9D ( 0MORALITY0 D]IV$1 OR ALLEG$LY D]IV$1 FROM SU* REALMS WILL BE ME*ANICAL & !RE=E HE>TLESS & M9DLESS3 ! ,RULE ,BOOK TELLS Y\ :AT TO DO4 ,?9K ( ! OLD F>M] ?R[+ ,LILLIAN ,GI% & H] BABY \T 9 ! SN[/ORM 9 ,WAY ,D[N ,EA/ & Y\ WILL HAVE A VIVID IMAGE ( :AT K9D ( ME*ANICAL MORALITY HAS G5]ALLY MEANT1 :Y ,JOYCE 0FE>$ ?OSE BIG WORDS ?AT MAKE US SO UNHAPPY10 & :Y $UCAT$ PEOPLE !SE DAYS ALMO/ VISIBLY CR+E1 OR AT LEA/ %R9K ) 0FE> & LOA?+0 AT ! V]Y M5TION ( ! WORD 0MORALITY40 ,TO BE BLUNT1 IT /9KS ( ,FALWELL & ,REAGAN4 ,IF LIB]T>IANISM MEANS ANY?+1 IT C]TA9LY %\LD MEAN PROGRESS1 NOT /ASIS2 *ANGE1 NOT M$IEVAL DOGMA2 A LIB]ATION ( 5]GIES1 NOT A NEW CAGE4 

,( C\RSE1 !RE IS AN OP9ION BROAD 9 ! L& ?AT LIB]T>IANISM DOES MEAN A M9DLESS1 HE>TLESS & ME*ANICAL SY/EM ( M$IEVAL DOGMA4 ,I DON'T KN[ H[ ?IS IMPRESSION CAME AB\T1 AL?\< IT PROBABLY HAS SOME?+ TO DO ) ,R&ROIDS & O!R ROBOT ,IDEOLOGI/S :O OCCASIONALLY 9FE/ LIB]T>IAN GR\PS4 ,FRANKLY1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS LOA!D BE+ ASSOCIAT$ ) SU* TYPES & DEV\TLY WI% LIB]T>IANISM C\LD BE %>PLY DI/+UI%$ FROM ,IDOLATRY & FETI%ISM ( ALL SORTS4 ,IF LIB]TY DOES NOT MEAN ?AT WE CAN ALL BE MORE FREE1 NOT LESS FREE1 !N ,I NE$ TO F9D A BETT] WORD ?AN 0LIB]TY0 TO DESCRIBE MY ASPIRATIONS2 & IF WE >E TO BE GOV]N$ BY A ,NATURAL ,LAW ,RULE ,BOOK ( EXTRAMUNDANE AU?ORITY1 WE CAN SC>CELY CLAIM TO HAVE ADVANC$ BEYOND ! D>K AGES & MI<T AS WELL MAKE \R SUBMISSION TO ! ,POPE AGA94 7,HE'S FUNNI] ?AN ,AYN ,R&1 ANYWAY47 

,I DO NOT SEE ?IS DISPUTE1 !N1 AS M]ELY PHILOSOPHICAL HAIRSPLITT+1 & ,I W\LD HATE TO SEE IT DEG5]ATE 9TO ,IDEOLOGY4 ,I AM NOT CLAIM+ TO (F] ,ET]NAL ,TRU? H]E 7,I DON'T KN[ :]E SU* A COMMODITY IS TO BE F\ND7 BUT ONLY /AT+ AN ATTITUDE4 ,IF ,IDEOLOGI/S EV] CONV9CE ME ?AT ?IS PRAGMATIC1 9DIVIDUALI/IC1 SCI5TIFIC ATTITUDE IS 9COMPATIBLE ) LIB]T>IANISM1 !N ,I WILL F9D SOME O!R NAME = MYSELF & NOT USE ! WORD 0LIB]T>IAN0 ANYMORE4 ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 ,IDEOLOGIES & DON'T GIVE A DAMN AB\T LABELS AT ALL1 AT ALL4 ,I AM 9T]E/$ ONLY 9 :AT MAKES ! WORLD A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE1 A LITTLE LESS VIOL5T & SOME:AT MORE FREE & TOL]ANT ?AN IT HAS BE5 9 ! PA/4 

,:AT ,I AM WRIT+ AB\T1 MI<T BETT] BE CALL$ LIFE-/YLES ?AN POLITICS4 ,AS ,TIM ,LE>Y ONCE SAID1 ! ONLY 9TELLIG5T WAY TO DISCUSS POLITICS IS ON ALL F\RS1 S9CE IT ALL COMES D[N TO T]RITORIAL BRAWL+ 9 ! 5D4 ,! QUE/IONS ?AT ,I POSE >E BASICALLY MATT]S ( LIFE/YLE & ALMO/ ( TA/E3 >E WE TO BE SELF-GOV]NORS OR >E WE TO BE RUL$ BY <O/LY AB/RACTIONS FROM O!R WORLDS8 ,DO WE D>E TO TRU/ \R [N JUDGM5TS1 FALLIBLE ?\< !Y MAY BE1 OR DO WE LOOK = SUP]-S5SORY ,AU?ORITY TO DECIDE H>D CASES = US8 ,>E WE WILL+ TO LE>N FROM O!RS1 & FROM ! UNIQUE EXP]I5CE ( EA* DAY1 OR DO WE HAVE AN AB/RACT BLUEPR9T ?AT WE NEV] REVISE8 ,WE ALL HAVE BRA9S :I* USE RATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DECIDE CASES ?AT CAN BE DECID$ ?AT WAY1 & :I* ALSO USE O!R CIRCUITS LOOSELY CALL$ FEEL+ & 9TUITION & MEMORY1 & ALL ( !SE1 9CLUD+ REASON1 CAN BE SELF-DECEPTIVE AT TIMES1 BUT IF WE HAVE A S5SE ( HUMOR & LACK A S5SE ( ,PAPAL ,9FALLIBILITY1 WE DON'T MAKE TOO MANY GROSS ]RORS 7MO/ ( ! TIME72 WE WILL USE ?AT BUNDLE ( CELLS 9 \R SKULL1 OR WILL WE ME*ANICALLY LOOK UP ! ANSW] 9 ! RULE BOOK8 ,>E WE GO+ TO BE 9DIVIDUALI/S EV5TUALLY1 OR MU/ WE ALWAYS RELY ON METAPHYSICAL AB/RACTIONS ?AT LOOK SUSPICI\SLY LIKE !OLOGICAL TABOOS 9 DISGUISE8 

,AS ,I SAY1 !SE >E QUE/IONS ( ATTITUDE & LIFE-/YLE1 NOT ( P>TY POLITICS & ,IDEOLOGY4 ,BUT !Y ALL RESOLVE TO ! ONE BASIC QUE/ION ?AT SEP>ATES ! %EEP FROM ! GOATS 9 EV]Y G5]ATION3 >E WE LE>N+ & GR[+ EV]Y H\R1 OR >E WE /ILL 5?RALL$ BY V]BAL AB/RACTION1 BY ,IDEAL ,PLATONIC ,HORSE%IT ?AT NEV] *ANGES8 

,T[>D A ,CONCLUSION ,ALMO/ 

,IT US$ TO BE ?\<T ?AT PHYSICS DESCRIBES ! UNIV]SE1 BUT N[ WE KN[ PHYSICS ONLY DESCRIBES :AT WE CAN SAY AB\T ! UNIV]SE4 

-- ,NIELS ,BOHR1 QUOT$ 9 ,PAIGELS1 ,! ,COSMIC ,CODE 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT DISCOV]Y ( MOD]N SCI5CE & MOD]N PHILOSOPHY IS CONTA9$ 9 ,BOHR'S DI/9CTION 7ABOVE7 BETWE5 0! UNIV]SE0 & 0:AT WE CAN SAY AB\T ! UNIV]SE40 ,BLUNTLY1 0! UNIV]SE0 MU/ ALWAYS BE CONSID]$ SOME:AT UNKN[N & UNC]TA91 CONSI/+ 9 A S5SE ( TWO P>TS3 

,I4 ,:AT WE CAN MEAN+FULLY SAY AB\T 0! UNIV]SE0 AT ?IS DATE -- ! RESULTS ( ALL HUMAN EXP]I5CE & EXP]IM5T ?AT HAS BE5 SO (T5 REPEAT$ ?AT WE FEEL SAFE 9 REG>D+ IT AS NOT TOTALLY HALLUC9ATORY4 

,I,I4 ,ALL ! RE/ ( EXI/5CE :I* HAS NOT YET BE5 5C\NT]$ & 5DUR$ BY HUMANS4 

,FROM ?IS 0MOD]N0 OR PO/-QUANTUM PO9T ( VIEW1 IT N[ SEEMS CLE> ?AT ! ATTEMPT TO TALK MEAN+FULLY AB\T BO? CLASS ,I & CLASS ,I,I CAN NEV] SUCCE$2 TO 5DEAVOR TO DO IT ALL1 AS ,HEIS5B]G SAID1 IS LIKE RELAPS+ 9TO M$IEVAL DEBATE AB\T H[ MANY ANGELS CAN DANCE ON ! HEAD ( A P94 ,SCI5TIFICALLY MEAN+FUL SPEE* DEALS ) CLASS ,I1 :AT HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY 5C\NT]$ 9 HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,SPEE* AB\T CLASS ,I,I DOES NOT CONTA9 SCI5TIFIC MEAN+1 & IT IS H>D TO SEE :AT K9D ( MEAN+ IT DOES CONTA94 

,IT IS (T5 SAID ?AT PO/-,BOHR PHYSICI/S 0D5Y REALITY10 & ?IS LEADS TO ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y HAVE BECOME SOLIPSI/S OR RADICAL SUBJECTIVI/S4 ,$ITOR ,KONK9'S FOOTNOTES 7NOT ALL ( :I* ,I HAVE BO!R$ TO REBUT1 S9CE SOME APPE> MEAN+LESS TO ME7 CONTA9 A /RONG CONVICTION ?AT MY [N PO/-QUANTUM VIEWS 0>E0 SUBJECTIVI/4 ,?IS SEEMS TO D]IVE FROM ANO!R OV]-SIMPLIFI$ ,>I/OTELIAN DUALISM -- ONE IS EI!R OBJECTIVI/ OR ONE IS SUBJECTIVI/4 ,SOME ( US1 H[EV]1 CAN C\NT BEYOND TWO1 & SEE MANY ALT]NATIVES :]E ,>I/OTELIANS SEE ONLY DIGITAL EI!R_/ORS4 

,! PO/-QUANTUM VIEW IS (T5 CALL$ TRANSACTIONAL OR HOLI/IC2 EI!R ( ?OSE LABELS SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE ?AN 0SUBJECTIVI/0 :I* *OOSES ONE SIDE ( AN >TIFICIAL ,>I/OTELIAN DUALISM4 ,! TRANSACTIONAL VIEW DOES NOT REQUIRE EXT5SIVE IMM]SION 9 QUANTUM MA?2 IT HAS APPE>$ 9DEP5D5TLY 9 PSY*OLOGY & NEUROLOGY &1 ESPECIALLY1 P]CEPTION SCI5CE4 ,AS ,I CONT9UE TO PO9T \T1 MO/ ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 :5 NOT HYPNOTIZ$ BY A LOGICIAN OR A DEMAGOGUE1 9TUITIVELY EMPLOY ! PO/-QUANTUM & TRANSACTIONAL PO9T ( VIEW 9 DAILY LIFE4 

,= 9/ANCE1 WE ALL HALLUC9ATE OCCASIONALLY1 AL?\< WE DO NOT ?9K ( IT ?AT WAY & G5]ALLY DO NOT WORRY AB\T \R 0M5TAL HEAL?0 OR RU% (F TO A PSY*IATRI/ :5 IT HAPP5S4 ,I REF] TO SIMPLE 9CID5TS LIKE ?IS1 :I* HAPP5 EV]Y DAY TO MO/ ( US3 ,Y\ >E WALK+ D[N ! /REET1 & Y\ SEE AN OLD FRI5D APPROA*+4 ,Y\ >E A/ONI%$ & DELI<T$1 BECAUSE Y\ ?\<T HE HAD MOV$ TO ANO!R CITY4 ,!N ! FIGURE COMES CLOS]1 & Y\ REALIZE ?AT Y\R P]CEPTION-GAMBLE 7AS TRANSACTIONALI/S CALL IT7 HAD BE5 9 ]ROR3 ! P]SON1 AS HE PASSES1 IS CLE>LY REGI/]$ AS A /RANG]4 

,?IS DOES NOT AL>M Y\1 BECAUSE IT HAPP5S TO EV]YBODY1 & DAILY 0COMMON S5SE10 )\T US+ ! TE*NICAL T]MS ( QUANTUM PHYSICS & TRANSACTIONAL PSY*OLOGY1 RECOGNIZES ?AT P]CEPTION & 9F]5CE >E PROBABILI/IC TRANSACTIONS BETWE5 BRA9 & 9COM+ SIGNALS4 ,EV]Y P]CEPTION IS A GAMBLE1 9 :I* WE SEE P>T1 NOT ALL1 7TO SEE ALL REQUIRES OMNISCI5CE7 & 0FILL 90 OR PROJECT A CONV9C+ HOLOGRAM \T ( M9IMAL CLUES4 ,WE ALL 9TUITIVELY KN[ ! OBVI\S & CORRECT ANSW] TO ! ,Z5 KOAN1 

,:O IS ! ,MA/] :O MAKES ! GRASS GRE58 

,P]CEPTION1 AS A TRANSACTION BETWE5 BRA9 & SIGNALS1 CONTA9S ! SAME AMBIGUITIES AS QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 WE >E >GU+1 BECAUSE SCI5TIFIC 9/RUM5TS ONLY MAGNIFY & MAKE MORE 9ESCAPABLE ! RECOGNITION ( ! TRANSACTIONAL NATURE ( KN[L$GE4 ,! LABORATORY CONDITIONS ( BRA9 "4 9/RUM5TS "4 SIGNALS JU/ MAKES MORE 9ESCAPABLE ! TRANSACTIONAL *>ACT] ( ! DAILY-LIFE EXP]I5CE ( BRA9 "4 SIGNALS4 ,WE NEV] KN[ 0! UNIV]SE0 -- A REIFI$ AB/RACTION4 ,:AT WE DO KN[1 BECAUSE IT IS AS 9TIMATE AS \R JUGUL> VE91 IS \R TRANSACTIONS 9VOLV+ BRA9 "4 SIGNALS OR BRA9 "4 9/RUM5TS "4 SIGNALS4 ,?IS MAKES ! TOTAL ( 0:AT WE CAN MEAN+FULLY SAY0 -- NAMELY REPORTS ON \R TRANSACTIONS ) ?OSE 5]GIES :O HAVE T5TATIVELY DECOD$ & ?US CONV]T$ 9TO SIGNALS4 

,ALL SU* DECOD+S REMA9 T5TATIVE1 NOT C]TA91 BECAUSE WE CANNOT PR$ICT FUTURE EXP]I5CE & EXP]IM5T4 

,! 0MOD]N0 QUANTUM-PSY*OLOGY VIEW1 !N1 IS NOT SUBJECTIVE OR OBJECTIVE1 BUT HOLI/IC 79CLUD+ 0OBS]V]0 & 0OBS]V$0 AS ONE SYN]GETIC GE/ALT72 & IT DOES NOT 0AB&ON REALITY0 9 SOME MAD SURREALI/ EXCESS ( SOLIPSISM BUT1 MORE CONCRETELY & SPECIFICALLY1 R$EF9ES 0REALITY10 NOT AS A BLOCK-LIKE 5TITY 0\TSIDE0 IS 9 ,EUCLIDEAN SPACE -- WE N[ KN[ ,EUCLIDEAN SPACE ITSELF IS ONLY ONE MODEL AMONG MANY -- BUT AS AN ONGO+ TRANSACTION 9 :I* WE >E 9VOLV$ AS 9TIMATELY AS 9 SEXUAL 9T]C\RSE4 

,! 9TIMATE 9VOLVEM5T MAY OR MAY NOT BE A SCI5TIFIC EQUIVAL5T ( ! ,ORI5TAL 0DANCE ( ,%IVA10 AS SOME POPUL>IZ]S CLAIM1 BUT IT SMA%ES D[N :AT ,DR4 ,J4,A4 ,:EEL] CALLS 0! GLASS WALL0 :I* ,>I/OTELIAN LOGIC TACITLY ASSUMES BETWE5 0ME0 & 0! UNIV]SE40 ,AS ,DR4 ,DAVID ,BOHM PO9TS \T 9 ,:OL5ESS & ! ,IMPLICATE ,ORD]1 LEAV+ 0ME0 \T ( ! 0UNIV]SE0 NEV] CORRESPOND$ TO EXP]I5CE1 EV5 :5 IT WAS A FA%IONABLE =M ( ?\<T1 BECAUSE EXP]I5CE CONSI/S ( :OLE TRANSACTIONS 7SYN]GIES7 :I*1 9 EXP]I5CE1 >E NEV] BROK5 BUT =M A SEAMLESS UNITY4 ,MY EXP]I5CE IS MY EXP]I5CE4 

,ABSOLUTI/S ( ALL SORTS -- NOT JU/ ! ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S -- HAVE ALWAYS WANT$ TO ABOLI% DISAGREEM5TS BY F9D+ 0ONE TRU?0 VALID = ALL P>TICIPANTS 9 ! LIFE EXP]I5CE4 ,BECAUSE EA* BRA9 MAKES ITS [N TRANSACTIONS ) 5]GY1 TURN+ 5]GY 9TO SU* 0SIGNALS0 AS IT CAN DECODE 9 ITS HABITUAL GRID1 ?IS TOTALIT>IAN DREAM ( UNI=MITY SEEMS NEUROLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,EA* ( US 0IS0 ! ,MA/] :O MAKES ! GRASS GRE51 & EA* ( US MAKES IT BRI<T] OR DULL] GRE5 DEP5D+ ON H[ AWAKE WE >E OR H[ DEEPLY WE >E HYPNOTIZ$ OR DEPRESS$4 ,! CASE = 9DIVIDUALISM RE/S 5TIRELY ON ! FACT ?AT1 EA* 9DIVIDUAL BE+ NEUROLOGICALLY-EXP]IM5TALLY UNIQUE1 EA* 9DIVIDUAL1 H[EV] 0QUE]0 OR 0P]V]SE0 OR 0ALI50 !Y MAY SEEM TO LOCAL PREJUDICE1 PROBABLY KN[S SOME?+ ?AT NO O!R 9DIVIDUAL HAS EV] NOTIC$4 ,WE ALL HAVE SOME?+ TO LE>N FROM ONE ANO!R1 IF WE /OP TRY+ TO RAM \R DOGMAS D[N EV]YBODY ELSE'S ?ROAT & LI/5 TO ONE ANO!R OCCASIONALLY4 

0,SUBJECTIVISM10 !N1 APPLIES MORE TO ! ,ABSOLUTI/S ?AT TO MOD]N PO/-RELATIVITY & PO/-QUANTUM ?9K]S4 ,! ,ABSOLUTI/ HAS F\ND ONE WAY ( ORGANIZ+ 5]GY 9TO SIGNALS -- ONE MODEL -- :I* HAS BECOME HIS OR H] FAVORITE BRA9 PROGRAM4 ,?IS MODEL1 BE+ A BRA9 PRODUCT1 RETA9S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL 7SUBJECTIVE7 ELEM5TS1 & ! ,ABSOLUTI/ IS DELUD$ 9 PROJECT+ IT \TW>D & CALL+ IT 0REALITY40 ,! 0MOD]N0 VIEW SEEMS MORE 0OBJECTIVE0 9 SAY+1 AT EA* PO9T1 0,WELL1 ?AT MODEL MAY HAVE SOME VALUE1 BUT LET'S LOOK BACK AT ! 5]GY CONT9UUM & SEE IF WE CAN DECODE MORE SIGNALS1 & MAKE A BIGG] OR BETT] MODEL40 ,! ,ABSOLUTI/1 9SI/+ ?AT HIS_/H] CURR5T MODEL CONTA9S ALL TRU?1 APPE>S NOT ONLY MORE SUBJECTIVE1 BUT UNCONSCI\S ( HIS_/H] SUBJECTIVITY1 & ?US 0BEWIT*$0 OR HYPNOTIZ$ BY ! MODEL4 ,9 9SI/+ ?AT HIS 0ONE TRUE MODEL0 OR ,IDOL %\LD BE SATISFACTORY TO ALL O!R BRA9S1 & ESPECIALLY 9 ! FAVORITE ,ABSOLUTI/ ]ROR ( ASSUM+ ?AT ALL O!R BRA9S :I* DO NOT ACCEPT ?IS 0ONE TRUE MODEL0 AS ! ONLY POSSIBLE MODEL MU/ BE ILLOGICAL OR DI%ONE/ & SOMEH[ NA/Y1 ! ,ABSOLUTI/ ALWAYS T5DS T[>D TOTALIT>IANISM1 EV5 9 SAIL+ UND] ! FLAG ( LIB]T>IANISM4 

,BLAKE SAID1 0,ONE ,LAW = ! ,LION & ,OX IS TYRANNY40 ,BUT EV5 MORE1 ONE 0TRU?0 = ! ,LION & ,OX IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE DIFF]5T LANES = DIFF]5T BRA9S1 DIFF]5T SC5ES = DIFF]5T G5ES1 DIFF]5T /ROKES = DIFF]5T FOLKS4 

,WE CAN NEGOTIATE MEAN+FULLY :5 WE UND]/& ?OSE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS4 ,:5 WE ?9K WE HAVE ! 0ONE TRUE MODEL10 WE CANNOT NEGOTIATE BUT ONLY QU>REL1 &1 9 POLITICS1 USUALLY WE FI<T & KILL4 

,SLEEP-,WALK+ & ,HYPNOTISM 

,ALL ?AT WE >E IS ! RESULT ( ALL ?AT WE HAVE ?\<T4 ,IT IS F\ND$ ON ?\<T4 ,IT IS CREAT$ BY ?\<T4 

-- ,GOTAMA ,BUDDHA1 ,! ,DAMMAPADA 

,I /AT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ?AT ?IS BOOKLET CONC]NS HYPNOSIS & SELF-HYPNOSIS2 ,I %ALL N[ EXPLICATE ?AT REM>K4 

,IF Y\ >E >GU+ = RACIAL EQUALITY ) A MAN :O KEEPS US+ ! WORD 0NIGG]10 Y\ WILL EV5TUALLY DISCOV] ?AT Y\ >E MAK+ NO HEADWAY & ?AT SOME B>RI] PREV5TS CLE> COMMUNICATION4 ,IF Y\ >E DISCUSS+ C5SOR%IP LAWS ) A LADY :O KEEPS US+ ! WORD 0SMUT10 Y\ WILL EXP]I5CE ?AT SAME S5SE ( BANG+ Y\R HEAD AGA9/ A BRICK WALL4 ,IF Y\ ATTEMPT TO REASON ) A ,M>XI/1 ! WORD 0B\RGEOISIE0 WILL EV5TUALLY BE 9VOK$ TO BANI% ANY COH]5CE OR LOGIC 9 :AT Y\ HAVE BE5 SAY+4 

,IT IS A TRUISM 9 SOCIAL SCI5CE ?AT HUMAN BE+S CAN BE DEF9$ AS ! LANGUAGE-US+ CLASS ( LIFE4 ,BUDDHI/S1 SEMANTICI/S & HYPNOTI/S H[ ?AT WE NOT ONLY USE WORDS BUT >E ALSO EASILY MESM]IZ$ BY !M4 ,HYPNOTI/S 9 REAL LIFE SELDOM HAVE TO USE GLITT]+ JEWELS OR %9+ MIRRORS AS !Y DO 9 FILMS2 ! ORD9>Y DOME/ICAT$ PRIMATE CAN BE HYPNOTIZ$ QUITE QUICKLY & EASILY ) WORDS ALONE1 SPOK5 9 PROP] CAD5CE & ) ABUNDANT REPETITION4 ,ADV]TIZ]S TRY TO HYPNOTIZE US ALL ! TIME1 & JUDG+ BY ! FEES !Y COLLECT FROM SATISFI$ CLI5TS1 !Y >E DO+ V]Y WELL AT IT4 ,HAV+ US$ HYPNOSIS 9 MY PSY*OLOGICAL SEM9>S = NE>LY #b YE>S N[1 ,I AM QUITE PREP>$ TO AGREE ) ,G4,I4 ,GURDJIEFF & ,COL9 ,WILSON ?AT MO/ PEOPLE CAN BE SAID TO BE HYPNOTIZ$ MO/ ( ! TIME1 & ?AT ! PR(ESSIONAL HYPNOTI/ ONLY SWIT*ES !M FROM !IR HABITUAL TRANCE TO A DIFF]5T TRANCE4 

,9 FACT1 :5 ,I FIR/ />T$ US+ HYPNOTISM ,I WAS A/\ND$ ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE W5T 9TO DEEP TRANCE QUICKLY :5 ,I WAS ONLY ATTEMPT+ TO 9DUCE LI<T TRANCE4 ,IT WAS MANY YE>S BE=E ,I UND]/OOD FULLY ,GURDJIEFF'S 9SI/5CE ?AT MO/ PEOPLE >E SLEEP-WALK+ 9 A DEEP TRANCE /ATE MO/ ( !IR LIVES4 ,N[ ,I AM ONLY A/ONI%$ ?AT MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY COME \T ( !IR TRANCE (T5 5\< TO REMEMB]1 OCCASIONALLY1 :AT !Y 9T5D$ TO BUY AT ! SUP]M>KET4 

,IF Y\ HAVE TO DEAL ) NEUROTICS REGUL>LY1 Y\ WILL EV5TUALLY OBS]VE ?AT MO/ ( !M SAY AL\D ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK SOME?+ TO ! EFFECT1 0,!Y WON'T GIVE US A *ANCE10 0,Y\ CAN'T W910 0,! SM>T BOYS HAVE IT ALL SEW$ UP10 ETC4 ,! ODDS >E ?AT SU* A NEUROTIC IS SIL5TLY REPEAT+ !SE S5T5CES SUB-VOCALLY -- 9 ! 09T]IOR MONOLOGUE0 ( ORD9>Y CONSCI\SNESS -- MANY1 MANY TIMES A DAY4 ,?IS =M ( SELF-HYPNOSIS IS KN[N AS A ,LOS] ,SCRIPT 9 ! LANGUAGE ( ,TRANSACTIONAL ,ANALYSIS4 

,O!R PEOPLE HYPNOTIZE !MSELVES 9TO O!R REALITY-TUNNELS BY 5DLESS REPETITION ( SU* MANTRAS AS 0,I LIKE EV]YBODY1 & EV]YBODY LIKES ME0 7! SUCCESSFUL ,SALESMAN SCRIPT71 0,ALL NIGG]S >E TREA*]\S0 7! ,RACI/ SCRIPT71 0,ALL M5 >E BA/>DS0 7! REV]SE SEXI/ OR ,RADICAL ,LESBIAN SCRIPT71 0,I DES]VE A DR9K AFT] A MORN+ LIKE ?AT0 7! APPR5TICE ,ALCOHOLIC SCRIPT71 0,I CAN'T CONTROL MY TEMP]0 7! ,GO ,DIRECTLY TO ,JAIL ,DO ,NOT ,COLLECT @s#b SCRIPT71 0,CANC] IS ONLY MORTAL M9D4 ,DIV9E M9D HAS NO CANC]4 ,I AM ,DIV9E ,M9D0 7! ,*RI/IAN ,SCI5CE SCRIPT71 ETC4 

,SELF-HYPNOSIS NE$ NOT BE DE/RUCTIVE1 OBVI\SLY4 ,LIKE 0FAI?10 IT CAN BE A RELEAS] ( 5]GY1 A SPUR TO CREATIVITY & A TOOL ( SELF-IMPROVEM5T 7METAPROGRAMM+ ! HUMAN BIOCOMPUT]7 -- AS LONG AS Y\'RE NOT A DAMN$ FOOL AB\T IT1 TO QUOTE ! IMMORTAL ,W4,C4 ,FIELDS AGA94 

,UNCOV]+ ! S5T5CES ?AT P]PETUATE SELF-HYPNOSIS IS A MAJOR GOAL 9 SOME =MS ( PSY*O!RAPY -- SU* AS ,RATIONAL-,EMOTIONAL ,!RAPY1 ,REALITY ,!RAPY & ,TRANSACTIONAL ,ANALYSIS -- & IS ACKN[L$G$ AS IMPORTANT 9 MO/ O!R =MS ( PSY*O!RAPY4 ,MANY ACCEL]AT$ =MS ( !RAPY N[ 9 VOGUE RELY L>GELY ON TEA*+ PEOPLE TO AB&ON NEGATIVE SELF-HYPNOSIS & BEG9 US+ ! P[]S ( POSITIVE SELF-HYPNOSIS4 

,C\NT ,KORZYBSKI1 ! PIONE] SEMANTICI/1 SAID ?AT HUMANS >E ! SYMBOL-US+ SPECIES & !RE=E ?OSE :O CONTROL SYMBOLS CONTROL HUMAN DE/9Y4 ,/OKELY ,C>MI*AEL1 A ,BLACK CIVIL RI<TS LEAD] ( ! #a#i#fS1 SAID IT ?IS WAY3 0,! P[] TO DEF9E IS ! P[] TO CONTROL40 

,HYPNOTISM CAN 9DUCE PEOPLE TO %UT (F PA9 AT ! SYNAPSE1 & SURGEONS CAN OP]ATE ON !M AS IF !Y W]E ANES!TIZ$4 ,HYPNOTISM CAN /OP BLE$+4 ,HYPNOTISM CAN EV5 9DUCE HALLUC9ATIONS3 0,9 FIVE M9UTES10 ! HYPNOTI/ SAYS1 0Y\ WILL SEE A CL[N /ICK HIS HEAD 9 ! W9D[40 ,9 FIVE M9UTES1 ! SUBJECT LOOKS />TL$ & GIGGLES1 !N REPORTS ?AT HE SAW A CL[N AT ! W9D[4 ,ADV]TIZ]S HAVE LE>N$ ?IS TRICK1 ALSO4 ,MO/ M5 HAVE A FAVORITE BR& ( BE] :I* !Y 9SI/ TA/ES BETT] ?AN O!RS1 BUT :5 BL9DFOLD$1 AS ,PACK>D DOCUM5T$ 9 ,! ,HIDD5 ,P]SUAD]S1 !SE M5 CANNOT ID5TIFY !IR FAVORITE BR& FROM A SELECTION ( FIVE4 ,! SUP]IOR TA/E !Y ORD9>ILY EXP]I5CE MU/ BE CONSID]$ A HYPNOTICALLY 9DUC$ HALLUC9ATION4 

,I HAVE ALWAYS DREAD$ BO? ,IDEOLOGY & ,!OLOGY1 BECAUSE !Y MAKE PEOPLE CRUEL4 ,IT N[ APPE>S TO ME ?AT ORD9>Y M5 -- & OCCASIONALLY ORD9>Y WOM5 -- DO MON/R\S ?+S = !IR ,IDEOLOGIES & ,!OLOGIES ONLY BECAUSE POLITICS & RELIGION FUNCTION L>GELY1 LIKE ADV]TIS+1 ?R\< HYPNOTISM & SELF-HYPNOTISM4 ,?IS IS ! OP9ION ALSO ( ,COL9 ,WILSON 9 HIS EXTRAORD9>Y & T]RIFY+ ,CRIM9AL ,HI/ORY ( ,MANK9D4 ,EXAM9+ ! BLOOD-CURDL+ ACTS ( BO? ?OSE :O HAVE ALWAYS BE5 CALL$ CRIM9ALS 7! FREE-LANCE M>AUD]S7 & ?OSE GOV]NM5T (FICIALS :O HAVE ONLY BE5 ID5TIFI$ AS CRIM9ALS 7?AT IS1 AS 0W> CRIM9ALS07 9 ! LA/ G5]ATION1 ,COL9 ,WILSON CONCLUDES ?AT 9 EA* CASE !RE IS ABUNDANT EVID5CE ?AT ! P]PETRATORS ( ATROCITIES W]E1 NOT METAPHORICALLY BUT LIT]ALLY1 HYPNOTIZ$ OR SELF-HYPNOTIZ$4 ,?AT IS1 !Y HAD LE>N$ H[ TO MAKE HYPNOTIC WORDS & S5T5CES MORE REAL TO !IR BRA9S ?AN ! ORD9>Y TE/IMONY ( ! S5SES & FEEL+S4 

,?IS SEEMS H>D TO BELIEVE AT FIR/1 AS IT IS H>D TO BELIEVE ?AT MO/ PEOPLE >E HYPNOTIZ$ MO/ ( ! TIME4 ,BUT CONSID] TWO ( ! \T/&+ =MS ( ,IDEOLOGY 9 ! WORLD -- RACISM & SEXISM4 ,IF Y\ HAVE OBS]V$ A RACI/ OR SEXI/ 9 ACTION1 Y\ WILL NOTE ?AT !Y DO NOT SEE OR OBS]VE ! CONCRETE HUMAN BE+ BE=E !M2 !Y 0SEE0 ONLY ! HALLUC9ATION TRIGG]$ BY ! HYPNOTIC WORDS ( !IR 9T]NAL RACI/ OR SEXI/ SCRIPT1 :I* !Y HAVE BE5 REPEAT+1 BO? AL\D & SUB-VOCALLY1 = MANY1 MANY YE>S4 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 IS EASIE/ TO OBS]VE :5 Y\ >E ! VICTIM ( RACISM OR SEXISM1 BUT1 =TUNATELY = \R SPECIE'S $UCATION !RE IS 5\< REV]SE RACISM & REV]SE SEXISM >\ND !SE DAYS ?AT ,I CAN CONFID5TLY EXPECT ALL READ]S HAVE HAD A FEW EXP]I5CES ) DEEPLY HYPNOTIZ$ SUBJECTS ( ! TYPE ,I AM DESCRIB+4 ,EV5 IF Y\ >E :ITE1 Y\ HAVE 5C\NT]$ BLACK RACISM & OBS]V$ ?AT IT DOESN'T REACT TO Y\R S5SORY-S5SUAL ACTIVITY 9 SPACE-TIME AT ALL3 IT IS A ROBOT PROGRAM ?AT REACTS ONLY TO Y\R SK9 COLOR4 ,Y\ MI<T HAVE LE>N$ FROM ?AT :AT IT IS LIKE = BLACK PEOPLE TO TRY TO DEAL ) ?OR\<LY HYPNOTIZ$ :ITE RACI/S4 ,& IF Y\ >E MALE1 Y\ HAVE UND\BT$LY MET A FEW DEEPLY HYPNOTIZ$ ,RADICAL ,FEM9I/S BY N[1 & HAVE SOME CLUE AS TO H[ WOM5 FEEL 9 DEAL+ ) MALE SEXISM4 

,EV]Y ,!OLOGY & EV]Y ,IDEOLOGY1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 IS AN 5DEAVOR 9 HYPNOTISM & SELF-HYPNOTISM4 ,IF !RE IS ONE ?+ ?AT EV]YBODY KN[S 9 COMMON S5SE -- :5 !Y >E 9 0!IR RI<T M9DS0 & NOT HYPNOTIZ$ -- IT IS ?AT 0ALL G5]ALIZATIONS >E HAZ>D\S0 & ?AT 9DIVIDUAL CASES >E EA* UNIQUE4 ,! FUNCTION ( ,!OLOGICAL & ,IDEOLOGICAL HYPNOSIS IS TO =GET ! COMMON S5SE & FOLL[ ! ROBOT-PROGRAM ?AT EVADES ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ?9K+ & FEEL+ ANEW 9 EA* UNIQUE SITUATION4 ,IT IS NOT JU/ ! O!R GANG'S ,!OLOGY OR ,IDEOLOGY ?AT IS NEF>I\S3 ALL ,!OLOGY & ,IDEOLOGY IS NEF>I\S4 ,IT IS A =M ( SLEEP-WALK+ 9 :I* WE CAN DO MON/R\S ?+S BECAUSE WE >E NOT ALIVE1 AWAKE & AW>E ( :O WE >E1 :]E WE >E & :AT IS GO+ ON >\ND US4 

,9 HYPNOSIS1 WE 0LIVE 9 \R HEADS0 -- I4E41 9 ! 0MAGIC0 V]BALISMS ?AT 9DUCE & P]PETUATE \R TRANCE4 ,9 HYPNOTISM1 IF WE BELIEVE PA9 DOES NOT EXI/1 PA9 GOES AWAY1 & IF WE BELIEVE A DISCIPL9$ ,G]MAN (FIC] %\LD NOT HAVE NORMAL HUMAN FEEL+S1 NORMAL HUMAN FEEL+S GO AWAY & WE CAN P]=M ATROCITIES4 ,9 HYPNOTISM1 ANY V]BAL =MULA CAN BECOME AS 0REAL0 AS OR EV5 MORE 0REAL0 ?AN ! S5SORY-S5SUAL MANIFOLD ( SPACE-TIME4 ,9 HYPNOSIS1 A V]BAL AB/RACTION SU* AS ,RACIAL ,PURITY OR ,CLASS ,W> OR ,GOD'S ,WILL BECOMES MORE 0REAL0 & MORE 0IMPORTANT0 TO ! BRA9 ?AN ! S5SE-DATA REPORT+ A BOTTLE ( BE] & A HAM S&WI* ON ! TABLE OR A BLE$+ VICTIM ( ! ,IDEOLOGY LY+ 9 ! /REET4 

,! ,IDEOLOGY ( ,NATURAL ,LAW1 ,I SUBMIT1 MU/ BE CLASS$ AS A =M ( SELF-HYPNOSIS4 ,I HAVE >GU$1 ?R\<\T1 ?AT ! ,PLATONIC WORLD ( ,NATURAL ,LAW & O!R AB/RACTIONS DOES NOT 9T]FACE AT ANY PO9T ) ! SPACE-TIME CONT9UUM ( ORD9>Y S5SUAL-S5SORY EXP]I5CE1 ! BOTTLE ( BE] OR ! VICTIM'S BODY4 ,= ?IS REASON1 :I* !Y H[1 ! MORE 9TELLIG5T ,NATURAL ,LAW !ORI/S ATTRIBUTE ,NATURAL ,LAW TO SOME O!R1 ALLEG$LY 0HI<]0 WORLD4 ,I SUGGE/ ?AT :]E ,NATURAL ,LAW EXI/S -- :]E GODS & DEMONS & FA]IE-FOLK & POOKAHS EXI/ -- IS 9 ! HYPNOTIZ$ BRA9S ( ?OSE :O HAVE 9VOK$ !SE <O/LY 5TITIES BY REPEAT+ HYPNOTIC *ANTS TO !MSELVES1 OV] & OV]1 UNTIL ?IS MADE-UP WORLD IS MORE REAL TO !M ?AT ! WORLD ( EXP]I5CE4 

,?AT ! ,IDEOLOGI/ 0LIVES 9 ! HEAD0 IS FAMILI> FOLK WISDOM1 BUT IT CONTA9S T]RIFY+ IMPLICATIONS4 

,I HAVE >GU$ ?AT MORALITY D]IVES FROM HUMAN EXP]I5CE1 HUMAN REASON1 HUMAN FEEL+1 HUMAN 9TUITION & HUMAN CREATIVE 5]GY G5]ALLY4 ,O!R ANIMALS DO N[ HAVE 0MORALITY0 = ! SAME REASON !Y DO NOT HAVE >T OR SCI5CE3 !IR BRA9S DO NOT AB/RACT HI<]-ORD] 9=MATION FROM S5SORY 9=MATION1 AS \RS DO1 & H5CE !Y DO NOT P]=M CREATIVE ACTS ) 9=MATION4 ,IF ?IS ANALYSIS HAS ANY TRU?1 !N MORALITY1 LIKE >T & SCI5CE1 IS NOT A F9I%$ PRODUCT BUT ALMO/ AN EVOLV+ ORGANISM1 TO :I* EA* ( US CAN CONTRIBUTE IF WE 0LIVE ) 9TEGRITY0 9 ,BUCKY ,FULL]'S S5SE ( ?AT PHRASE -- NAMELY1 IF WE COME \T ( \R HEADS1 \T ( \R AB/RACTIONS1 & LOOK CONCRETELY AT \R CONCRETE 9DIVIDUAL EXP]I5CES 9 SPACE-TIME AS PROCESS$ BY \R 9DIVIDUAL REASON & FEEL+S & 9TUITIONS4 ,LIV+ ) 9TEGRITY 9 ?AT S5SE WAS ONCE DEF9$ BY ,CONFUCIUS AS 0RESPECT+ ONE'S [N NOSE40 ,TO ME1 ?IS IS :AT 9DIVIDUALISM & LIB]T>IANISM >E ALL AB\T4 0,SMA%1 SMA%1 SMA% ! OLD TABLETS ( LAW & WAKE FROM ! MY?S ?AT ALL G5]ATIONS HAVE BELIEV$60 

,IF WE DO NOT WAKE UP 9 ?AT CONCRETE S5SE -- IF WE >E /ILL HYPNOTIZ$ BY SPOOKS & AB/RACTIONS -- NO MANN] ( TALK & *ATT] AB\T 9DIVIDUALISM & LIB]TY HAS ANY CONCRETE EXI/5TIAL MEAN+1 BECAUSE WE >E /ILL WALK+ >\ND 9 A TRANCE3 ZOMBIES PROGRAMM$ BY :ATEV] V]BALISM 9 \R HEAD /&S BETWE5 US & ! ?UND]\S A/ONI%M5T ( EV]Y UNPR$ICTABLE MOM5T 9 WAK+ LIFE4 

,!SE IDEAS CAN BE MADE MORE CONCRETE ) A P>ABLE1 :I* ,I BORR[ FROM ,JOHN ,F[LES'S WOND]FUL NOVEL1 ,! ,MAGUS4 

,CON*IS1 ! PR9CIPLE *>ACT] 9 ! NOVEL1 F9DS HIMSELF ,MAYOR ( HIS HOME T[N 9 ,GREECE :5 ! ,NAZI OCCUPATION BEG9S4 ,ONE DAY1 ?REE ,COMMUNI/ P>TISANS :O REC5TLY KILL$ SOME ,G]MAN SOLDI]S >E CAU<T4 ,! ,NAZI COMM&ANT GIVES ,CON*IS1 AS ,MAYOR1 A *OICE -- EI!R ,CON*IS WILL EXECUTE ! ?REE P>TISANS HIMSELF TO SET AN EXAMPLE ( LOYALTY TO ! NEW REGIME1 OR ! ,NAZIS WILL EXECUTE EV]Y MALE 9 ! T[N4 

,%\LD ,CON*IS ACT AS A COLLABORATOR ) ! ,NAZIS & TAKE ON HIMSELF ! DIRECT GUILT ( KILL+ ?REE M58 ,OR %\LD HE REFUSE &1 BY DEFAULT1 BE RESPONSIBLE = ! KILL+ ( OV] #c M58 

,I (T5 USE ?IS MORAL RIDDLE TO DET]M9E ! DEGREE TO :I* PEOPLE >E HYPNOTIZ$ BY ,IDEOLOGY4 ,! TOTALLY HYPNOTIZ$1 ( C\RSE1 HAVE AN ANSW] AT ONCE2 !Y KN[ BEYOND D\BT :AT IS CORRECT1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE MEMORIZ$ ! ,RULE ,BOOK4 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] :OSE ,RULE ,BOOK !Y RELY ON -- ,AYN ,R&'S OR ,JOAN ,BAEZ'S OR ! ,POPE'S OR ,L59'S OR ,ELEPHANT ,DOODY ,COMIX -- ! HYPNOSIS IS 9DICAT$ BY LACK ( PAUSE = ?\<T1 FEEL+ & EVALUATION4 ,! RESPONSE IS IMM$IATE BECAUSE ME*ANICAL4 ,?OSE :O >E NOT TOTALLY HYPNOTIZ$ -- ?OSE :O HAVE SOME AW>5ESS ( CONCRETE EV5TS ( S5SORY SPACE-TIME1 \TSIDE !IR HEADS -- F9D ! PROBLEM T]RIBLE & T]RIFY+ & ADMIT !Y DON'T KN[ ANY 0CORRECT0 ANSW]4 

,I DON'T KN[ ! 0CORRECT0 ANSW] EI!R1 & ,I D\BT ?AT !RE IS ONE4 ,! UNIV]SE MAY NOT CONTA9 0RI<T0 & 0WRONG0 ANSW]S TO EV]Y?+ JU/ BECAUSE ,IDEOLOGI/S WANT TO HAVE 0RI<T0 & 0WRONG0 ANSW]S 9 ALL CASES1 ANYMORE ?AN IT PROVIDES HOT & COLD RUNN+ WAT] BE=E HUMANS />T T9K]+ ) IT4 ,I FEEL SURE ?AT1 = ?OSE AWAK5$ FROM HYPNOSIS1 EV]Y H\R ( EV]Y DAY PRES5TS *OICES ?AT >E JU/ AS PUZZL+ 7AL?\< =TUNATELY NOT AS MON/R\S7 AS ?IS P>ABLE4 ,?AT IS :Y IT APPE>S A T]RIBLE BURD5 TO BE AW>E ( :O Y\ >E1 :]E Y\ >E1 & :AT IS GO+ ON >\ND Y\1 & :Y MO/ PEOPLE W\LD PREF] TO RETREAT 9TO ,IDEOLOGY1 AB/RACTION1 MY? & SELF-HYPNOSIS4 

,TO COME \T ( \R HEADS1 !N1 ALSO MEANS TO COME TO \R S5SES1 LIT]ALLY -- TO LIVE ) AW>5ESS ( ! BOTTLE ( BE] ON ! TABLE & ! BLE$+ BODY 9 ! /REET4 ,)\T POLEMIC 9T5T1 ,I ?9K ?IS 9VOLVES WAK+ FROM HYPNOSIS 9 A V]Y LIT]AL S5SE4 ,ONLY ONE 9DIVIDUAL CAN DO IT AT A TIME1 & NOBODY ELSE CAN DO IT = Y\4 ,Y\ HAVE TO DO IT ALL ALONE4 

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