The chess-board is the world:the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just and patient. But also we know, to our cosplayt, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.
By Thomas Henry Huxley
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棋盘宛如世界：一个个棋子仿佛世间的种种现象：游戏规则就是大家所称的自然法则。角逐对手藏于暗处，不为大家所见。大家知道，这位对手向来处事公平，正义凛然，极富耐心。然而，大家也了解，这位对手从不忽略任何错误，或者由于大家的无知而做出一丝让步，所以大家也需要为此付出代价。
