"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences."
Today's Question
Do you believe in world order? Is it a 'moral hope' of reward and punishment, or a physical law of 'cause and effect'?
A Roman jurist on why nature has no 'Revenge'
Ingersoll saw the world as operating by strict laws of natural cause and effect rather than divine whim or moral judgment.
He explained that if you put your hand in a fire, the heat isn't a 'punishment' but just a 'consequence.' Understanding order means discarding emotional resentment and grasping the causal links to cope wisely.