О дивный новый мир

           Hedefinedphilosophyasthefindingofbadreasonforwhatonebelievesbyinstinct.Asifonebelievedanythingbyinstinct!Onebelievesthingsbecauseonehasbeenconditionedtobelievethem.Findingbadreasonsforwhatonebelievesforotherbadreasons–that’sphilosophy.PeoplebelieveinGodbecausethey’vebeenconditionedto.

           "Butallthesame,"insistedtheSavage,"itisnaturaltobelieveinGodwhenyou’realone–quitealone,inthenight,thinkingaboutdeath..."

           "Butpeopleneverarealonenow,"saidMustaphaMond."Wemakethemhatesolitude;andwearrangetheirlivessothatit’salmostimpossibleforthemevertohaveit."

           TheSavagenoddedgloomily.AtMalpaishehadsufferedbecausetheyhadshuthimoutfromthecommunalactivitiesofthepueblo,incivilizedLondonhewassufferingbecausehecouldneverescapefromthosecommunalactivities,neverbequietlyalone.

           "DoyourememberthatbitinKingLear?"saidtheSavageatlast."’Thegodsarejustandofourpleasantvicesmakeinstrumentstoplagueus;thedarkandviciousplacewheretheehegotcosthimhiseyes,’andEdmundanswers–youremember,he’swounded,he’sdying–’Thouhastspokenright;’tistrue.Thewheelhascomefullcircle;Iamhere.’Whataboutthatnow?Doesn’tthereseemtobeaGodmanagingthings,punishing,rewarding?"

           "Well,doesthere?"questionedtheControllerinhisturn.