ATD: NO SPOILERS NO PAGE # Re: Rocketmen and Wastelands

[Steven]

	Spinoza sez we think we have free will, because we're conscious of  
our thoughts.  But we're not conscious of what forces drive our  
thoughts.  And we'll always remain ignorant of those forces no matter  
how detailed our understanding of 'the facts' becomes.


On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Tore Rye Andersen wrote:

> Pynchon is interested in the inhuman systems all around us, but in  
> his later works he's grown increasingly aware that WE create and  
> help sustain these inhuman systems; WE are "what drives the  
> circumstances", not some abstract historical forces (see Vineland  
> p. 80 for Sasha's thoughts on this).

Steven



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