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,AU?OR 3 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON 

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,PR\DHON1 ,PI]RE ,JOSEPH4 ,SY/EM ( ,ECONOMICAL ,CONTRADICTIONS3 OR1 ! ,PHILOSOPHY (  
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,IF ,I FOLL[ ! ,GOD-IDEA ?R\< ITS SUCCESSIVE TRANS=MATIONS1 ,I F9D ?AT ?IS IDEA IS PREEM95TLY SOCIAL3 ,I MEAN BY ?IS ?AT IT IS MU* MORE A COLLECTIVE ACT ( FAI? ?AN AN 9DIVIDUAL CONCEPTION4 ,N[1 H[ & UND] :AT CIRCUM/ANCES IS ?IS ACT ( FAI? PRODUC$8 ,?IS PO9T IT IS IMPORTANT TO DET]M9E4 

,FROM ! MORAL & 9TELLECTUAL PO9T ( VIEW1 SOCIETY1 OR ! COLLECTIVE MAN1 IS ESPECIALLY DI/+UI%$ FROM ! 9DIVIDUAL BY SPONTANEITY ( ACTION1 -- 9 O!R WORDS1 9/9CT4 ,:ILE ! 9DIVIDUAL OBEYS1 OR IMAG9ES HE OBEYS1 ONLY ?OSE MOTIVES ( :I* HE IS FULLY CONSCI\S1 & UPON :I* HE CAN AT WILL DECL9E OR CONS5T TO ACT2 :ILE1 9 A WORD1 HE ?9KS HIMSELF FREE1 & ALL ! FRE] :5 HE KN[S ?AT HE IS POSSESS$ ( KE5] REASON+ FACULTIES & L>G] 9=MATION1 -- SOCIETY IS GOV]N$ BY IMPULSES :I*1 AT FIR/ BLU%1 EXHIBIT NO DELIB]ATION & DESIGN1 BUT :I* GRADUALLY SEEM TO BE DIRECT$ BY A SUP]IOR P[]1 EXI/+ \TSIDE ( SOCIETY1 & PU%+ IT ) IRRESI/IBLE MI<T T[>D AN UNKN[N GOAL4 ,! E/ABLI%M5T ( MON>*IES & REPUBLICS1 CA/E-DI/9CTIONS1 JUDICIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ETC41 >E SO MANY MANIFE/ATIONS ( ?IS SOCIAL SPONTANEITY1 TO NOTE ! EFFECTS ( :I* IS MU* EASI] ?AN TO PO9T \T ITS PR9CIPLE & %[ ITS CAUSE4 ,! :OLE EF=T1 EV5 ( ?OSE :O1 FOLL[+ ,BOSSUET1 ,VICO1 ,H]D]1 ,HEGEL1 HAVE APPLI$ !MSELVES TO ! PHILOSOPHY ( HI/ORY1 HAS BE5 HI!RTO TO E/ABLI% ! PRES5CE ( A PROVID5TIAL DE/9Y PRESID+ OV] ALL ! MOVEM5TS ( MAN4 ,& ,I OBS]VE1 9 ?IS CONNECTION1 ?AT SOCIETY NEV] FAILS TO EVOKE ITS G5IUS PREVI\S TO ACTION3 AS IF IT WI%$ ! P[]S ABOVE TO ORDA9 :AT ITS [N SPONTANEITY HAS ALREADY RESOLV$ ON4 ,LOTS1 ORACLES1 SACRIFICES1 POPUL> ACCLAMATION1 PUBLIC PRAY]S1 >E ! COMMONE/ =MS ( !SE T>DY DELIB]ATIONS ( SOCIETY4 

,?IS MY/]I\S FACULTY1 :OLLY 9TUITIVE1 &1 SO TO SPEAK1 SUP]-SOCIAL1 SC>CELY OR NOT AT ALL P]CEPTIBLE 9 P]SONS1 BUT :I* HOV]S OV] HUMANITY LIKE AN 9SPIR+ G5IUS1 IS ! PRIMORDIAL FACT ( ALL PSY*OLOGY4 

,N[1 UNLIKE O!R SPECIES ( ANIMALS1 :I*1 LIKE HIM1 >E GOV]N$ AT ! SAME TIME BY 9DIVIDUAL DESIRES & COLLECTIVE IMPULSES1 MAN HAS ! PRIVILEGE ( P]CEIV+ & DESIGNAT+ TO HIS [N M9D ! 9/9CT OR FATUM :I* LEADS HIM2 WE %ALL SEE LAT] ?AT HE HAS ALSO ! P[] ( =ESEE+ & EV5 9FLU5C+ ITS DECREES4 ,& ! FIR/ ACT ( MAN1 FILL$ & C>RI$ AWAY ) 5?USIASM 7( ! DIV9E BREA?71 IS TO ADORE ! 9VISIBLE ,PROVID5CE ON :I* HE FEELS ?AT HE DEP5DS1 & :I* HE CALLS ,G,O,D1 -- ?AT IS1 ,LIFE1 ,BE+1 ,SPIRIT1 OR1 SIMPL] /ILL1 ,ME2 = ALL !SE WORDS1 9 ! ANCI5T TONGUES1 >E SYNONYMS & HOMOPHONES4 

0,I AM ,ME10 ,GOD SAID TO ,ABRAHAM1 0& ,I COV5ANT ) ,!E404444 ,& TO ,MOSES3 0,I AM ! ,BE+4 ,?\ %ALT SAY UNTO ! *ILDR5 ( ,ISRAEL1 ^*,! ,BE+ HA? S5T ME UNTO Y\4'0 ,!SE TWO WORDS1 ! ,BE+ & ,ME1 HAVE 9 ! ORIG9AL LANGUAGE -- ! MO/ RELIGI\S ?AT M5 HAVE EV] SPOK5 -- ! SAME *>ACT]I/IC4.<#a.> ,ELSE:]E1 :5 ,IE-HOVAH1 ACT+ AS LAW-GIV] ?R\< ! 9/RUM5TALITY ( ,MOSES1 ATTE/S HIS ET]NITY & SWE>S BY HIS [N ESS5CE1 HE USES1 AS A =M ( OA?1 ,I2 OR ELSE1 ) R$\BL$ =CE1 ,I1 ! ,BE+4 ,?US ! ,GOD ( ! ,HEBREWS IS ! MO/ P]SONAL & WILLFUL ( ALL ! GODS1 & NONE EXPRESS BETT] ?AN HE ! 9TUITION ( HUMANITY4 

,GOD APPE>$ TO MAN1 !N1 AS A ME1 AS A PURE & P]MAN5T ESS5CE1 PLAC+ HIMSELF BE=E HIM AS A MON>* BE=E HIS S]VANT1 & EXPRESS+ HIMSELF N[ ?R\< ! M\? ( POETS1 LEGISLATORS1 & SOO?SAY]S1 MUSA1 NOMOS1 NUM52 N[ ?R\< ! POPUL> VOICE1 VOX POPULI VOX ,DEI4 ,?IS MAY S]VE1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 TO EXPLA9 ! EXI/5CE ( TRUE & FALSE ORACLES2 :Y 9DIVIDUALS SECLUD$ FROM BIR? DO NOT ATTA9 ( !MSELVES TO ! IDEA ( ,GOD1 :ILE !Y EAG]LY GRASP IT AS SOON AS IT IS PRES5T$ TO !M BY ! COLLECTIVE M9D2 :Y1 F9ALLY1 /ATION>Y RACES1 LIKE ! ,*9ESE1 5D BY LOS+ IT4.<#b.> ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 AS TO  

,NOTE3  

.<#a.>,IE-HOVAH1 & 9 COMPOSITION ,IAH1 ! ,BE+2 ,IAO1 I\PITUR1 SAME MEAN+2 HA-IAH1 ,HEB41 HE WAS2 EI1 ,GR1 HE IS1 EI-NAI1 TO BE2 AN-I1 ,HEB41 & 9 CONJUGATION ?-I1 ME2 E-GO1 IO1 I*1 I1 M-I1 ME1 T-IBI1 TE1 & ALL ! P]SONAL PRON\NS 9 :I* ! V[ELS I1 E1 EI1 OI1 D5OTE P]SONALITY 9 G5]AL1 & ! CONSONANTS1 M OR N1 S OR T1 S]VE TO 9DICATE ! NUMB] ( ! P]SON4 ,= ! RE/1 LET :O WILL DISPUTE OV] !SE ANALOGIES2 ,I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS3 AT ?IS DEP?1 ! SCI5CE ( ! PHILOLOGI/ IS BUT CL\D & MY/]Y4 ,! IMPORTANT PO9T TO :I* ,I WI% TO CALL ATT5TION IS ?AT ! PHONETIC RELATION ( NAMES SEEMS TO CORRESPOND TO ! METAPHYSICAL RELATION ( IDEAS4  

,NOTE3  

.<#b.>,! ,*9ESE HAVE PRES]V$ 9 !IR TRADITIONS ! REMEMBRANCE ( A RELIGION :I* HAD CEAS$ TO EXI/ AMONG !M FIVE OR SIX C5TURIES BE=E \R ]A4 7,SEE ,PAU?I]1 0,*9A10 ,P>IS1 ,DIDOT47 ,MORE SURPRIS+ /ILL IS IT ?AT ?IS S+UL> PEOPLE1 9 LOS+ ITS PRIMITIVE FAI?1 SEEMS TO HAVE UND]/OOD ?AT DIV9ITY IS SIMPLY ! COLLECTIVE ME ( HUMANITY3 SO ?AT1 MORE ?AN TWO ?\S& YE>S AGO1 ,*9A HAD REA*$1 9 ITS COMMONLY-ACCEPT$ BELIEF1 ! LATE/ RESULTS ( ! PHILOSOPHY ( ! ,OCCID5T4 0,:AT ,HEAV5 SEES & UND]/&S10 IT IS WRITT5 9 ! ,%U-K+1 0IS ONLY ?AT :I* ! PEOPLE SEE & UND]/&4 ,:AT ! PEOPLE DEEM WOR?Y ( REW>D & PUNI%M5T IS ?AT :I* ,HEAV5 WI%ES TO PUNI% & REW>D4 ,!RE IS AN 9TIMATE COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ,HEAV5 & ! PEOPLE3 LET ?OSE :O GOV]N ! PEOPLE1 !RE=E1 BE WAT*FUL & CAUTI\S40 ,CONFUCIUS EXPRESS$ ! SAME IDEA 9 ANO!R MANN]3 0,GA9 ! AFFECTION ( ! PEOPLE1 & Y\ GA9 EMPIRE4 ,LOSE ! AFFECTION ( ! PEOPLE1 & Y\ LOSE EMPIRE40 ,!RE1 !N1 G5]AL REASON WAS REG>D$ AS QUE5 ( ! WORLD1 A DI/9CTION :I* ELSE:]E HAS BE5 BE/[$ UPON REVELATIONS4 ,! ,TAO-TE-K+ IS /ILL MORE EXPLICIT4 ,9 ?IS WORK1 :I* IS BUT AN \TL9E CRITICISM ( PURE REASON1 ! PHILOSOPH] ,LAO-TSE CONT9UALLY ID5TIFIES1 UND] ! NAME ( ,T,A,O1 UNIV]SAL REASON & ! 9F9ITE BE+2 & ALL ! OBSCURITY ( ! BOOK ( ,LAO TSE CONSI/S1 9 MY OP9ION1 ( ?IS CON/ANT ID5TIFICATION ( PR9CIPLES :I* \R RELIGI\S & METAPHYSICAL HABITS HAVE SO WIDELY SEP>AT$4 

ORACLES1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ALL !IR ACCURACY DEP5DS UPON ! UNIV]SAL CONSCI5CE :I* 9SPIRES !M2 &1 AS TO ! IDEA ( ,GOD1 IT IS EASILY SE5 :Y ISOLATION & /ATUS QUO >E ALIKE FATAL TO IT4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ABS5CE ( COMMUNICATION KEEPS ! M9D ABSORB$ 9 ANIMAL SELF-CONTEMPLATION2 ON ! O!R1 ABS5CE ( MOTION1 GRADUALLY *ANG+ SOCIAL LIFE 9TO ME*ANICAL R\T9E1 F9ALLY ELIM9ATES ! IDEA ( WILL & PROVID5CE4 ,/RANGE FACT6 RELIGION1 :I* P]I%ES ?R\< PROGRESS1 P]I%ES ALSO ?R\< QUIESC5CE4 

,NOTICE FUR!R ?AT1 9 ATTRIBUT+ TO ! VAGUE & 7SO TO SPEAK7 OBJECTIFI$ CONSCI\SNESS ( A UNIV]SAL REASON ! FIR/ REVELATION ( ,DIV9ITY1 WE ASSUME ABSOLUTELY NO?+ CONC]N+ EV5 ! REALITY OR NON-REALITY ( ,GOD4 ,9 FACT1 ADMITT+ ?AT ,GOD IS NO?+ MORE ?AN COLLECTIVE 9/9CT OR UNIV]SAL REASON1 WE HAVE /ILL TO LE>N :AT ?IS UNIV]SAL REASON IS 9 ITSELF4 ,=1 AS WE %ALL %[ DIRECTLY1 UNIV]SAL REASON IS NOT GIV5 9 9DIVIDUAL REASON1 9 O!R WORDS1 ! KN[L$GE ( SOCIAL LAWS1 OR ! !ORY ( COLLECTIVE IDEAS1 ?\< D$UC$ FROM ! FUNDAM5TAL CONCEPTS ( PURE REASON1 IS NEV]!LESS :OLLY EMPIRICAL1 & NEV] W\LD HAVE BE5 DISCOV]$ A PRIORI BY MEANS ( D$UCTION1 9DUCTION1 OR SYN!SIS4 ,:5CE IT FOLL[S ?AT UNIV]SAL REASON1 :I* WE REG>D AS ! ORIG9 ( !SE LAWS2 UNIV]SAL REASON1 :I* EXI/S1 REASONS1 LABORS1 9 A SEP>ATE SPH]E & AS A REALITY DI/9CT FROM PURE REASON1 JU/ AS ! PLANET>Y SY/EM1 ?\< CREAT$ ACCORD+ TO ! LAWS ( MA!MATICS1 IS A REALITY DI/9CT FROM MA!MATICS1 :OSE EXI/5CE C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 D$UC$ FROM MA!MATICS ALONE3 IT FOLL[S1 ,I SAY1 ?AT UNIV]SAL REASON IS1 9 MOD]N LANGUAGES1 EXACTLY :AT ! ANCI5TS CALL$ ,GOD4 ,! NAME IS *ANG$3 :AT DO WE KN[ ( ! ?+8 

,LET US N[ TRACE ! EVOLUTION ( ! ,DIV9E IDEA4 

,! ,SUPREME ,BE+ ONCE POSIT$ BY A PRIM>Y MY/ICAL JUDGM5T1 MAN IMM$IATELY G5]ALIZES ! SUBJECT BY ANO!R MY/ICISM1 -- ANALOGY4 ,GOD1 SO TO SPEAK1 IS AS YET BUT A PO9T3 DIRECTLY HE %ALL FILL ! WORLD4 

,AS1 9 S5S+ HIS SOCIAL ME1 MAN SALUT$ HIS ,AU?OR1 SO1 9 F9D+ EVID5CE ( DESIGN & 9T5TION 9 ANIMALS1 PLANTS1 SPR+S1 METEORS1 & ! :OLE UNIV]SE1 HE ATTRIBUTES TO EA* SPECIAL OBJECT1 & !N TO ! :OLE1 A S\L1 SPIRIT1 OR G5IUS PRESID+ OV] IT2 PURSU+ ?IS 9DUCTIVE PROCESS ( APO!OSIS FROM ! HI<E/ SUMMIT ( ,NATURE1 :I* IS SOCIETY1 D[N TO ! HUMBLE/ =MS ( LIFE1 TO 9ANIMATE & 9ORGANIC MATT]4 ,FROM HIS COLLECTIVE ME1 TAK5 AS ! SUP]IOR POLE ( CREATION1 TO ! LA/ ATOM ( MATT]1 MAN EXT5DS1 !N1 ! IDEA ( ,GOD1 -- ?AT IS1 ! IDEA ( P]SONALITY & 9TELLIG5CE1 -- JU/ AS ,GOD HIMSELF EXT5D$ HEAV51 AS ! BOOK ( ,G5ESIS TELLS US2 ?AT IS1 CREAT$ SPACE & TIME1 ! CONDITIONS ( ALL ?+S4 

,?US1 )\T A ,GOD OR MA/]-BUILD]1 ! UNIV]SE & MAN W\LD NOT EXI/3 SU* IS ! SOCIAL PR(ESSION ( FAI?4 ,BUT ALSO )\T MAN ,GOD W\LD NOT BE ?\<T1 OR -- TO CLE> ! 9T]VAL -- ,GOD W\LD BE NO?+4 ,IF HUMANITY NE$S AN AU?OR1 ,GOD & ! GODS EQUALLY NE$ A REVEAL]2 !OGONY1 ! HI/ORY ( HEAV51 HELL1 & !IR 9HABITANTS1 -- ?OSE DREAMS ( ! HUMAN M9D1 -- IS ! C\NT]P>T ( ! UNIV]SE1 :I* C]TA9 PHILOSOPH]S HAVE CALL$ 9 RETURN ! DREAM ( ,GOD4 ,& H[ MAGNIFIC5T ?IS !OLOGICAL CREATION1 ! WORK ( SOCIETY6 ,! CREATION ( ! DEMI\RGOS WAS OBLIT]AT$2 :AT WE CALL ! ,OMNIPOT5T WAS CONQU]$2 & = C5TURIES ! 5*ANT$ IMAG9ATION ( MORTALS WAS TURN$ AWAY FROM ! SPECTACLE ( ,NATURE BY ! CONTEMPLATION ( ,OLYMPIAN M>VELS4 

,LET US DESC5D FROM ?IS FANCIFUL REGION3 PITILESS REASON KNOCKS AT ! DOOR2 H] T]RIBLE QUE/IONS DEM& A REPLY4 

0,:AT IS ,GOD80 %E ASKS2 0:]E IS HE8 :AT IS HIS EXT5T8 :AT >E HIS WI%ES8 :AT HIS P[]S8 :AT HIS PROMISES80 -- & H]E1 9 ! LI<T ( ANALYSIS1 ALL ! DIV9ITIES ( HEAV51 E>?1 & HELL >E R$UC$ TO AN 9CORPOREAL1 9S5SIBLE1 IMMOVABLE1 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 UNDEF9ABLE ,I-KN[-NOT-:AT2 9 %ORT1 TO A NEGATION ( ALL ! ATTRIBUTES ( EXI/5CE4 ,9 FACT1 :E!R MAN ATTRIBUTES TO EA* OBJECT A SPECIAL SPIRIT OR G5IUS1 OR CONCEIVES ! UNIV]SE AS GOV]N$ BY A S+LE P[]1 HE 9 EI!R CASE BUT ,S,U,P,P,O,S,E,S AN UNCONDITION$1 ?AT IS1 AN IMPOSSIBLE1 5TITY1 ?AT HE MAY D$UCE !REFROM AN EXPLANATION ( SU* PH5OM5A AS HE DEEMS 9CONCEIVABLE ON ANY O!R HYPO!SIS4 ,! MY/]Y ( ,GOD & REASON6 ,9 ORD] TO R5D] ! OBJECT ( HIS IDOLATRY MORE & MORE RATIONAL1 ! BELIEV] DESPOILS HIM SUCCESSIVELY ( ALL ! QUALITIES :I* W\LD MAKE HIM REAL2 &1 AFT] M>VEL\S DISPLAYS ( LOGIC & G5IUS1 ! ATTRIBUTES ( ! ,BE+ P> EXCELL5CE >E F\ND TO BE ! SAME AS ?OSE ( NIHILITY4 ,?IS EVOLUTION IS 9EVITABLE & FATAL3 A!ISM IS AT ! BOTTOM ( ALL !ODICY4 

,LET US TRY TO UND]/& ?IS PROGRESS4 

,GOD1 CREATOR ( ALL ?+S1 IS HIMSELF NO SOON] CREAT$ BY ! CONSCI5CE1 -- 9 O!R WORDS1 NO SOON] HAVE WE LIFT$ ,GOD FROM ! IDEA ( ! SOCIAL ME TO ! IDEA ( ! COSMIC ME1 -- ?AN IMM$IATELY \R REFLECTION BEG9S TO DEMOLI% HIM UND] ! PRETEXT ( P]FECT+ HIM4 ,TO P]FECT ! IDEA ( ,GOD1 TO PURIFY ! !OLOGICAL DOGMA1 WAS ! SECOND HALLUC9ATION ( ! HUMAN RACE4 

,! SPIRIT ( ANALYSIS1 ?AT UNTIR+ ,SATAN :O CONT9UALLY QUE/IONS & D5IES1 MU/ SOON] OR LAT] LOOK = PRO( ( RELIGI\S DOGMAS4 ,N[1 :E!R ! PHILOSOPH] DET]M9E ! IDEA ( ,GOD1 OR DECL>E IT 9DET]M9ABLE2 :E!R HE APPROA* IT ) HIS REASON1 OR RETREAT FROM IT1 -- ,I SAY ?AT ?IS IDEA RECEIVES A BL[2 &1 AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = SPECULATION TO HALT1 ! IDEA ( ,GOD MU/ AT LA/ DISAPPE>4 ,!N ! A!I/IC MOVEM5T IS ! SECOND ACT ( ! !OLOGIC DRAMA2 & ?IS SECOND ACT FOLL[S FROM ! FIR/1 AS EFFECT FROM CAUSE4 0,! HEAV5S DECL>E ! GLORY ( ,GOD10 SAYS ! ,PSALMI/4 ,LET US ADD1 ,& !IR TE/IMONY DE?RONES HIM4 

,9DE$1 9 PROPORTION AS MAN OBS]VES PH5OM5A1 HE ?9KS ?AT HE P]CEIVES1 BETWE5 ,NATURE & ,GOD1 9T]M$I>IES2 SU* AS RELATIONS ( NUMB]1 =M1 & SUCCESSION2 ORGANIC LAWS1 EVOLUTIONS1 ANALOGIES1 -- =M+ AN UNMI/AKABLE S]IES ( MANIFE/ATIONS :I* 9V>IABLY PRODUCE OR GIVE RISE TO EA* O!R4 ,HE EV5 OBS]VES ?AT1 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS SOCIETY ( :I* HE IS A P>T1 PRIVATE WILLS & ASSOCIATIVE DELIB]ATIONS HAVE SOME 9FLU5CE2 & HE SAYS TO HIMSELF ?AT ! ,GREAT ,SPIRIT DOES NOT ACT UPON ! WORLD DIRECTLY & BY HIMSELF1 OR >BITR>ILY & AT ! DICTATION ( A CAPRICI\S WILL1 BUT M$IATELY1 BY P]CEPTIBLE MEANS OR ORGANS1 & BY VIRTUE ( LAWS4 ,&1 RETRAC+ 9 HIS M9D ! *A9 ( EFFECTS & CAUSES1 HE PLACES CLE> AT ! EXTREMITY1 AS A BALANCE1 ,GOD4 

,A POET HAS SAID1 -- 

,P> DELA T\S LES CIEUX1 LE ,DIEU DES CIEUX RESIDE4 ,?US1 AT ! FIR/ /EP 9 ! !ORY1 ! ,SUPREME ,BE+ IS R$UC$ TO ! FUNCTION ( A MOTIVE P[]1 A MA9SPR+1 A CORN]-/ONE1 OR1 IF A /ILL MORE TRIVIAL COMP>ISON MAY BE ALL[$ ME1 A CON/ITUTIONAL SOV]EIGN1 REIGN+ BUT NOT GOV]N+1 SWE>+ TO OBEY ! LAW & APPO9T+ M9I/]S TO EXECUTE IT4 ,BUT1 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! MIRAGE :I* FASC9ATES HIM1 ! !I/ SEES1 9 ?IS RIDICUL\S SY/EM1 ONLY A NEW PRO( ( ! SUBLIMITY ( HIS IDOL2 :O1 9 HIS OP9ION1 USES HIS CREATURES AS 9/RUM5TS ( HIS P[]1 & CAUSES ! WISDOM ( HUMAN BE+S TO R$\ND TO HIS GLORY4 

,SOON1 NOT CONT5T ) LIMIT+ ! P[] ( ! ,ET]NAL1 MAN1 9CREAS+LY DEICIDAL 9 HIS T5D5CIES1 9SI/S ON %>+ IT4 

,IF ,I AM A SPIRIT1 A S5TI5T ME GIV+ VOICE TO IDEAS1 CONT9UES ! !I/1 ,I CONSEQU5TLY AM A P>T ( ABSOLUTE EXI/5CE2 ,I AM FREE1 CREATIVE1 IMMORTAL1 EQUAL ) ,GOD4 ,COGITO1 ]GO SUM1 -- ,I ?9K1 !RE=E ,I AM IMMORTAL1 ?AT IS ! COROLL>Y1 ! TRANSLATION ( ,EGO SUM QUI SUM3 PHILOSOPHY IS 9 ACCORD ) ! ,BIBLE4 ,! EXI/5CE ( ,GOD & ! IMMORTALITY ( ! S\L >E POSIT$ BY ! CONSCI5CE 9 ! SAME JUDGM5T3 !RE1 MAN SPEAKS 9 ! NAME ( ! UNIV]SE1 TO :OSE BOSOM HE TRANSPORTS HIS ME2 H]E1 HE SPEAKS 9 HIS [N NAME1 )\T P]CEIV+ ?AT1 9 ?IS GO+ & COM+1 HE ONLY REPEATS HIMSELF4 

,! IMMORTALITY ( ! S\L1 A TRUE DIVISION ( DIV9ITY1 :I*1 AT ! TIME ( ITS FIR/ PROMULGATION1 >RIV+ AFT] A LONG 9T]VAL1 SEEM$ A H]ESY TO ?OSE FAI?FUL TO ! OLD DOGMA1 HAS BE5 NONE ! LESS CONSID]$ ! COMPLEM5T ( DIV9E MAJE/Y1 NECESS>ILY PO/ULAT$ BY ET]NAL GOODNESS & JU/ICE4 ,UNLESS ! S\L IS IMMORTAL1 ,GOD IS 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 SAY ! !I/S2 RESEMBL+ 9 ?IS ! POLITICAL !ORI/S :O REG>D SOV]EIGN REPRES5TATION & P]PETUAL T5URE ( (FICE AS ESS5TIAL CONDITIONS ( MON>*Y4 ,BUT ! 9CONSI/5CY ( ! IDEAS IS AS GL>+ AS ! P>ITY ( ! DOCTR9ES IS EXACT3 CONSEQU5TLY ! DOGMA ( IMMORTALITY SOON BECAME ! /UMBL+-BLOCK ( PHILOSOPHICAL !OLOGIANS1 :O1 EV] S9CE ! DAYS ( ,PY?AGORAS & ,ORPHEUS1 HAVE BE5 MAK+ FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO H>MONIZE DIV9E ATTRIBUTES ) HUMAN LIB]TY1 & REASON ) FAI?4 ,A SUBJECT ( TRIUMPH = ! IMPI\S6 4 4 4 4 ,BUT ! ILLUSION C\LD NOT YIELD SO SOON3 ! DOGMA ( IMMORTALITY1 = ! V]Y REASON ?AT IT WAS A LIMITATION ( ! UNCREAT$ ,BE+1 WAS A /EP 9 ADVANCE4 ,N[1 ?\< ! HUMAN M9D DECEIVES ITSELF BY A P>TIAL ACQUISITION ( ! TRU?1 IT NEV] RETREATS1 & ?IS P]SEV]ANCE 9 PROGRESS IS PRO( ( ITS 9FALLIBILITY4 ,( ?IS WE %ALL SOON SEE FRE% EVID5CE4 

,9 MAK+ HIMSELF LIKE ,GOD1 MAN MADE ,GOD LIKE HIMSELF3 ?IS CORRELATION1 :I* = MANY C5TURIES HAD BE5 EXECRAT$1 WAS ! SECRET SPR+ :I* DET]M9$ ! NEW MY?4 ,9 ! DAYS ( ! PATRI>*S ,GOD MADE AN ALLIANCE ) MAN2 N[1 TO /R5G!N ! COMPACT1 ,GOD IS TO BECOME A MAN4 ,HE WILL TAKE ON \R FLE%1 \R =M1 \R PASSIONS1 \R JOYS1 & \R SORR[S2 WILL BE BORN ( WOMAN1 & DIE AS WE DO4 ,!N1 AFT] ?IS HUMILIATION ( ! 9F9ITE1 MAN WILL /ILL PRET5D ?AT HE HAS ELEVAT$ ! IDEAL ( HIS ,GOD 9 MAK+1 BY A LOGICAL CONV]SION1 HIM :OM HE HAD ALWAYS CALL$ CREATOR1 A SAVIOR1 A R$EEM]4 ,HUMANITY DOES NOT YET SAY1 ,I AM ,GOD3 SU* A USURPATION W\LD %OCK ITS PIETY2 IT SAYS1 ,GOD IS 9 ME1 ,I,M,M,A,N,U,E,L1 NOBISCUM ,DEUS4 ,&1 AT ! MOM5T :5 PHILOSOPHY ) PRIDE1 & UNIV]SAL CONSCI5CE ) FRI<T1 %\T$ ) UNANIM\S VOICE1 ,! GODS >E DEP>T+6 EXC$]E DEOS6 A P]IOD ( EI<TE5 C5TURIES ( F]V5T ADORATION & SUP]HUMAN FAI? WAS 9AUGURAT$4 

,BUT ! FATAL 5D APPROA*ES4 ,! ROYALTY :I* SUFF]S ITSELF TO BE LIMIT$ WILL 5D BY ! RULE ( DEMAGOGUES2 ! DIV9ITY :I* IS DEF9$ DISSOLVES 9 A P&EMONIUM4 ,*RI/OLATRY IS ! LA/ T]M ( ?IS LONG EVOLUTION ( HUMAN ?\<T4 ,! ANGELS1 SA9TS1 & VIRG9S REIGN 9 HEAV5 ) ,GOD1 SAYS ! CATE*ISM2 & DEMONS & REPROBATES LIVE 9 ! HELLS ( ET]NAL PUNI%M5T4 ,ULTRAMUNDANE SOCIETY HAS ITS LEFT & ITS RI<T3 IT IS TIME = ! EQUATION TO BE COMPLET$2 = ?IS MY/ICAL HI]>*Y TO DESC5D UPON E>? & APPE> 9 ITS REAL *>ACT]4 

,:5 ,MILTON REPRES5TS ! FIR/ WOMAN ADMIR+ H]SELF 9 A F\NTA91 & LOV+LY EXT5D+ H] >MS T[>D H] [N IMAGE AS IF TO EMBRACE IT1 HE PA9TS1 FEATURE = FEATURE1 ! HUMAN RACE4 -- ,?IS ,GOD :OM Y\ WOR%IP1 ,O MAN6 ?IS ,GOD :OM Y\ HAVE MADE GOOD1 JU/1 OMNIPOT5T1 OMNISCI5T1 IMMORTAL1 & HOLY1 IS Y\RSELF3 ?IS IDEAL ( P]FECTION IS Y\R IMAGE1 PURIFI$ 9 ! %9+ MIRROR ( Y\R CONSCI5CE4 ,GOD1 ,NATURE1 & MAN >E ?REE ASPECTS ( ONE & ! SAME BE+2 MAN IS ,GOD HIMSELF >RIV+ AT SELF-CONSCI\SNESS ?R\< A ?\S& EVOLUTIONS4 ,9 ,JESUS ,*RI/ MAN RECOGNIZ$ HIMSELF AS ,GOD2 & ,*RI/IANITY IS 9 REALITY ! RELIGION ( ,GOD-MAN4 ,!RE IS NO O!R ,GOD ?AN HE :O 9 ! BEG9N+ SAID1 ,M,E2 !RE IS NO O!R ,GOD ?AN ,!,E4 

,SU* >E ! LA/ CONCLUSIONS ( PHILOSOPHY1 :I* DIES 9 UNVEIL+ RELIGION'S MY/]Y & ITS [N4 

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