Every human being is and has been obeying God’s will – Spinoza, his
sister, Nageli, Durant, Mendel, Christ and even those who nailed him to the
cross; but God has a secret plan that is going to shock all mankind due to
the revolutionary changes that must come about for his benefit. This new
world is coming into existence not because of my will, not because I made a
discovery (sooner or later it had to be found because the knowledge of what
it means that man’s will is not free is a definite part of reality), but only
because we are compelled to obey the laws of our nature. Do you really
think it was an accident the solar system came into existence; an accident
that the sun is just the proper distance from the earth so we don’t roast or
freeze; an accident that the earth revolved just at the right speed to fulfill
many exacting functions; an accident that our bodies and brains developed
just that way; an accident that I made my discovery exactly when I did?
To
show you how fantastic is the infinite wisdom that controls every aspect of
this universe through invariable laws that we are at last getting to
understand, which includes the mankind as well as the solar system, just
follow this: Here is versatile man – writer, composer, artist, inventor,
scientist, philosopher, theologian, architect, mathematician, chess player,
prostitute, murderer, thief, etc., whose will is absolutely and positively not
free despite all the learned opinions to the contrary, yet compelled by his
very nature and lack of development to believe that it is since it was
impossible not to blame and punish the terrible evils that came into
existence out of necessity; and then permitted to perceive the necessary
relations as to why will is not free and what this means for the entire world,
which perception was utterly impossible without the development…and
absolutely necessary for the inception of our Golden Age. In all of history
have you ever been confronted with anything more incredible?
In reality, we are all the result of forces completely beyond our control
but by gaining a new understanding as to why our will is not free, and what
this means, man will change direction for satisfaction where the desire to
hurt someone with a first blow will no longer be preferable when another
alternative becomes the better choice. Although Spinoza did not understand
the full significance of this enigmatic corollary, he accepted it by rejecting
the opposite principle of ‘an eye for an eye’ by refusing to defend himself
against his sister or blame her for cheating him out of his inheritance.
Neither he nor his sister had a free choice because the one was willing to
cheat to get what she wanted while he was willing to be cheated rather than
hold her responsible. Spinoza made matters worse for himself financially,
but at that moment of time he had no free choice because it gave him
greater satisfaction to let her cheat him out of what he was entitled to by
law. Both of them were moving in the direction of what gave them
satisfaction. Spinoza’s sister had no understanding of this knowledge nor
did the world at that time, although Spinoza himself knew that man’s will is
not free. Consequently, he allowed others to hurt him with a first blow by
turning the other cheek. He was excommunicated from the synagogue
while being God-intoxicated, which seems to be a contradiction. You
would think that a person would be thrown out for being an atheist but not
for being a God-intoxicated man.
The fact that I know God is a reality
doesn’t intoxicate me. I know that the sun is also a reality but when the
heat gets unbearable, should I jump for joy? There is no comparison
between Spinoza and myself. He was a gentle man, I am not. He refused to
blame his sister for stealing what rightfully belonged to him because he was
confused and believed she couldn’t help herself. I, on the other hand,
would never advocate turning the other cheek when someone can get the
advantage by not turning it. He excused her conduct; but if someone tried
to take what belonged to me I’d fight him tooth and nail. Turning the other
cheek under these conditions could make matters worse, which is why many
people strongly object to the pacifist position. How is it humanly possible
for a person not to fight back when he is being hurt first, which goes back to
the justification of ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ I personally
would get greater satisfaction defending myself or retaliating against those
people who would do, or have done, things to hurt me and my family. I’m
not a saint, but a scientist of human conduct. Most of mankind is
compelled, for greater satisfaction, to move in this direction.
Therefore, it
should be clear that the corollary, Thou Shall Not Blame, does not mean
that you should suddenly stop blaming because you have discovered that
man’s will is not free. It only means at this point that we are going to
follow it, to extend it, to see exactly where it takes us; something that
investigators like Durant have never done because the implications
prevented them from opening the door beyond the vestibule. Let me repeat:
The fact that man’s will is not free only means that he is compelled to move
in the direction of greater satisfaction. If you sock me I might get greater
satisfaction in socking you back. However, once man understands what it
means that his will is not free, this desire to sock me is prevented by your
realization that I will never blame you for hurting me. You will understand
this much better as we proceed. Until this knowledge is understood we will
be compelled to continue living in the world of free will otherwise we
would only make matters worse for ourselves.