Leibniz raised his eyebrows and spent a few moments staring at the clutter of pots and cups on the table. "This is one of the two great labyrinths into which human minds are drawn: the question of free will versus predestination. You were raised to believe in the latter. You have rejected it-which must have been a great spiritual struggle-and become a thinker. You have adopted a modern, mechanical philosophy. But that very philosophy now seems to be leading you back towards predestination. It is most difficult.
( Neal Stephenson )
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