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is to say, if he could act as be pleased, history of the world would have changed into otherwise for the absence of any common bond. The free
will of man If one among the millions of human beings leaves no
room for his. who lived and died in the infinite number of years that have rolled by, could be found capable of acting purely in conformity with his will and desires, the free movements of this man in opposition to the general scheme of the universe would be enough to annul the possibility of the historical laws for all humanity. Nor the movements of man show that he is free to live and move as he choses. Historical laws regulating the movements of man, are but visible negations to the existence of free-will in man. Far from his being an 'agent willing and acting freely, observation of his movements and a study of his constitution clearly confirm the belief that he is wholly a dependant being acting in due obedience to Nature and natural laws. No man has ever been found to act in utter disregard of the laws of gravitation nor the phenomena of his cerebral activity have been found wanting in regulating and controlling his will. Man is but
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