"It had been established that a Brother would accept the truth and keep his secret from the age of twelve, and that he never refused to turn Un-man." (X, p. 95)
Precisely. They have been guided but not brainwashed or indoctrinated. Each acts freely but they are sufficiently well known that their actions are predictable. Someone addicted to alcohol gets drunk. Someone with no taste for alcohol does not. Both act freely. It makes no sense to claim that our first ancestors were created perfect but nevertheless freely acted wrongly. The world, if created perfect, would have developed but would have remained perfect.
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Identical twins -usually- have similar political opinions... but not always. You'd have to give them very similar environments for that to reach 100%, and it might never.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree, similarities but also sometimes differences, even with identical twins.
Ad astra! Sean
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