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▼ DEaVF1 Chapter 6: Session 907, April 14, 1980 1/53 (2%) genetic determinism artist volition actor
– Dreams, "Evolution", and Value Fulfillment: Volume One
– © 2012 Laurel Davies-Butts
– Chapter 6: Genetic Heritage and Reincarnational Predilections
– Session 907, April 14, 1980 8:47 P.M. Monday

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In a strange way, determinism has always seemed lacking as a concept to Jane and me—for if it means what it’s supposed to mean, then surely human beings set up the parameters within which determinism is said to operate. I see this as a contradiction of the notion that the individual is entirely at the mercy of his or her history and of nature. How can we be, if through the ages we’ve created that history and nature against which we react? In other words, on joint and individual scales, vast though they may be, we do create our joint and individual realities.

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