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1、Iamathinker,butnotonetothinkoutloud.Ilovemyself,butamnotinlovewiththesoundofmyownvoice.Iwanttobeloved,butnotatthecostofnotlovingmyself.Iwanttoknoweverything,butrealizethatnothingcaneverbeknownforsure.Ibelievethatnothingisabsolute,butIcanabsolutelydefendmybeliefs.Iunde
2、rstandthatchanceisprevalentinallaspectsoflife,butneverleaveanythingimportanttochance.Iamskepticalabouteverything,butrealisticinthefaceofmyskepticism.Ibaseeverythingonprobability,butsodoesnature...probably.Ibelievethatallouractionsaredetermined,butfeelcompletelyfreetod
3、oasIchoose.IdonotbelieveinanythingresemblingaGod,butwouldneverprofessomnisciencewithregardtosuchissues.Ihavefaithinnothing,buttrustthatmyfamilyandfriendswillalwaysbefaithful.Ifeelthatreligionisamongthegreatestproblemsintheworld,butalsounderstandthatitisperhapstheultim
4、atesolution.Irecognizethatmanypeoplederivetheirmoralsfromreligion,butIinsistthatreligionisnottheonlyfountainheadofmorality.Irespecttheintimateconnectionbetweenmoralityandlaw,butdonotbelievethateithershouldunquestioninglyrespecttheother.Iwanttostudythelawandbecomealawy
5、er,butIdonotwanttostudythelawjustbecauseIwanttobecomealawyer.Iamawarethatthelawandeconomicscannotalwaysbestudiedinconjunction,butIdonotfeelthateitheronecanbeproperlystudiedwithoutanawarenessoftheother.Irecognizethereismoretothelawthanefficiency,butbelievethelawshouldr
6、ecognizetheimportanceofefficiencymorethanitdoes.Ilovereadingaboutlawandphilosophy,butnotnearlyasmuchasIlovehavingagoodconversationaboutthetwo.Iknowthatlogicmakesanargumentsound,butalsoknowthatpassionmakesanargumentsoundlogical.Ihavephilosophicalbeliefsinformedbyeconom
7、icsandeconomicbeliefsinformedbyphilosophy,butIhavelosttrackofwhichbeliefscamefirst.Iknowitwastheeggthough.Ialwaysthinkverypractically,butdonotalwaysliketothinkaboutthepractical.Ihavewantedtobeascientistforawhilenow,butittookmetwoundergraduateyearstofigureoutthatbeinga
8、scientistdoesnotnecessarilyentailworkinginalaboratory.Iplaythesaxophonealmosteveryday,butfeelmostlikeanartistwhendeductionis