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Chapter 2

           

           Toaherdoframs,theramtheherdsmandriveseacheveningintoaspecialenclosuretofeedandthatbecomestwiceasfatastheothersmustseemtobeagenius.Anditmustappearanastonishingconjunctionofgeniuswithawholeseriesofextraordinarychancesthatthisram,whoinsteadofgettingintothegeneralfoldeveryeveninggoesintoaspecialenclosurewherethereareoats—thatthisveryram,swellingwithfat,iskilledformeat.

           Buttheramsneedonlyceasetosupposethatallthathappenstothemhappenssolelyfortheattainmentoftheirsheepishaims;theyneedonlyadmitthatwhathappenstothemmayalsohavepurposesbeyondtheirken,andtheywillatonceperceiveaunityandcoherenceinwhathappenedtotheramthatwasfattened.Eveniftheydonotknowforwhatpurposetheyarefattened,theywillatleastknowthatallthathappenedtotheramdidnothappenaccidentally,andwillnolongerneedtheconceptionsofchanceorgenius.

           Onlybyrenouncingourclaimtodiscernapurposeimmediatelyintelligibletous,andadmittingtheultimatepurposetobebeyondourken,maywediscernthesequenceofexperiencesinthelivesofhistoriccharactersandperceivethecauseoftheeffecttheyproduce(incommensurablewithordinaryhumancapabilities),andthenthewordschanceandgeniusbecomesuperfluous

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