"Determinism is the thesis that is true at every moment that the way things then are determines a unique future, that only one of the alternative futures that may exist relative to a given moment is a physically possible continuation of the state of things at the moment. Or, if you like, we may say that determinism is the thesis that only one continuation of the state of things at a given moment is consistent with the laws of nature."

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Source : Peter Van Inwagen (1993). “Metaphysics”

Peter van Inwagen

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“Physics is nothing but the ABC's. Nature is an equation with an unknown, a Hebrew word which is written only with consonants to which reason has to add the dots.”
“There is no God, there is only what you want.”
“It is my duty to voice the sufferings of humankind, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain high. This is my task, but it is not an easy one to fulfill.”
“Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.”
“I want my students to love to read. Reading is not a subject. Reading is a foundation of life, an activity that people who are engaged with the world do all the time”

Source : Rafe Esquith (2007). “Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56”, p.33, Penguin
“Though I was standing in front of a mirror, I wasn't really seeing my reflection. I was seeing, very clearly, thatâ€”at the momentâ€”I was all in the world that Eric could think of as his own. I had better not fail him.”
“Only the forgotten are truly dead.”

Source : Tess Gerritsen (2015). “The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again”, p.910, Ballantine Books
“Your car goes where your eyes go. Lonliness is unable to survive without a willing host.”

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