REAL FREEDOM 



rlcated by orderly Intrinsic forces reacting 

 to a particular system of environing ener- 

 gies. The process In Its entirety Is an ex- 

 pression of natural freedom. 



Now, In human evolution and In the 

 personal development of every human In- 

 dividual similar natural causal sequences 

 are manifest, though the patterns of the 

 performance are more varied, more color- 

 ful and of vastly greater significance In de- 

 termining subsequent events. The fact 

 that In the case of the man there Is some 

 awareness of what Is going on Is by no 

 means a negligible epiphenomenon; for as 

 we have seen, this awareness Itself Is a 

 causative factor In the process. We act 

 In view of possible future contingencies; 

 that Is, possible results of future action 

 become causative factors In determining 

 present action. 



This, too, is a creative process. New 

 standards of attainment are consciously 

 fabricated, new personal and social ideals 

 are formulated, and present conduct is 

 shaped with reference to these Ideals. The 

 contrast between this sort of creative evo- 

 lution and that of the lower organic ranks 

 is the contrast between man and brute. 



All of our movements are orderly as a 

 part of the total cosmic pattern of our nat- 



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