Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Let us beware of saying there are laws in nature. There are only necessities: there is no one to command, no one to obey, no one to transgress. When you realize there are no goals or objectives, then you realize, too, that there is no chance: for only in a world of objectives does the word chance have any meaning.

Let us beware of saying there are laws in nature. There are

Summary

This quote challenges the notion of laws in nature and suggests that there are only necessities, not commands or transgressions. It argues that without goals or objectives, the concept of chance becomes meaningless. In other words, the quote implies that laws and chance are products of human perception and that nature operates based on inherent necessities rather than external directives. It invites us to reconsider our understanding of the natural world and the framework through which we interpret it.

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