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       (Science is opposed to theological dogmas because science is founded on fact. To me, the universe is simply a great machine which never came into being and never will end. The human being is no exception to the natural order. Man, like the universe, is a machine. Nothing enters our minds or determines our actions which is not directly or indirectly a response to stimuli beating upon our sense organs from without. Owing to the similarity of our construction and the sameness of our environment, we respond in like manner to similar stimuli, and from the concordance of our reactions, understanding is born. In the course of ages, mechanisms of infinite complexity are developed, but what we call ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’, is nothing more than the sum of the functioning’s of the body. When this function ceases, the ‘soul’ or the ‘spirit’ ceases likewise.” – Nikola Tesla)

 

 

in-between the final scene and all that comes before

survival instincts make us think that we’re in need of more

a sunny day may come our way without a single thought

for we define our sustenance as something that is bought

and chase the breezes from our minds just trying to get through

the work day and the daily grind we think we must pursue

and justify this juggernaut enduring all the strife

by buying what we want to buy as the meaning of life

we dive in deeper every day by running up our debt

enslaved to how we earn our pay, a life lived with regret

i don’t care if you think i’m wrong cause thoughts are compromised

we think we know cause we’ve been told and truth we now surmise

we’re living for what’s in the store complaining life is hard

within this jail we furnish cells ignoring all the bars

 

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