The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Life is the teacher, and I'm the student.
The mind is divided into parts that sometimes conflict. Like a rider on the back of an elephant, the conscious, reasoning part of the mind has only limited control over the automatic, emotional part.
The laws of physics are universal, and testing them in extreme environments like the galactic center is essential.