Ifhesawtwotruthsthatseemedtocontradicteachother,hewouldtakethetwotruthsandthecontradictionalongwiththem。
Hisspiritualsightisstereoscopic,likehisphysicalsight:
heseestwodifferentpicturesatonceandyetseesallthebetterforthat。Thushehasalwaysbelievedthattherewassuchathingasfate,butsuchathingasfreewillalso。Thushebelievedthatchildrenwereindeedthekingdomofheaven,butneverthelessoughttobeobedienttothekingdomofearth。Headmiredyouthbecauseitwasyoungandagebecauseitwasnot。Itisexactlythisbalanceofapparentcontradictionsthathasbeenthewholebuoyancyofthehealthyman。Thewholesecretofmysticismisthis:
thatmancanunderstandeverythingbythehelpofwhathedoesnotunderstand。Themorbidlogicianseekstomakeeverythinglucid,andsucceedsinmakingeverythingmysterious。Themysticallowsonethingtobemysterious,andeverythingelsebecomeslucid。
Thedeterministmakesthetheoryofcausationquiteclear,andthenfindsthathecannotsay\"ifyouplease\"tothehousemaid。