О дивный новый мир

           ’Thereligioussentimentwillcompensateusforallourlosses.’Buttherearen’tanylossesforustocompensate;religioussentimentissuperfluous.Andwhyshouldwegohuntingforasubstituteforyouthfuldesires,whenyouthfuldesiresneverfail?Asubstitutefordistractions,whenwegoonenjoyingalltheoldfooleriestotheverylast?Whatneedhaveweofreposewhenourmindsandbodiescontinuetodelightinactivity?ofconsolation,whenwehavesoma?ofsomethingimmovable,whenthereisthesocialorder?"

           "ThenyouthinkthereisnoGod?"

           "No,Ithinktherequiteprobablyisone."

           "Thenwhy?..."

           MustaphaMondcheckedhim."Buthemanifestshimselfindifferentwaystodifferentmen.Inpremoderntimeshemanifestedhimselfasthebeingthat’sdescribedinthesebooks.Now..."

           "Howdoeshemanifesthimselfnow?"askedtheSavage.

           "Well,hemanifestshimselfasanabsence;asthoughheweren’tthereatall."

           "That’syourfault."

           "Callitthefaultofcivilization.Godisn’tcompatiblewithmachineryandscientificmedicineanduniversalhappiness.Youmustmakeyourchoice.Ourcivilizationhaschosenmachineryandmedicineandhappiness.That’swhyIhavetokeepthesebookslockedupinthesafe.They’resmut.Peoplewouldbeshockedit..."

           TheSavageinterruptedhim."Butisn’titnaturaltofeelthere’saGod?"

           "Youmightaswellaskifit’snaturaltodoupone’strouserswithzippers,"saidtheControllersarcastically."YouremindmeofanotherofthoseoldfellowscalledBradley.