Proctor wrote:Who here believes in fate or destiny? Or 'an eternal plan' for that matter?
Personally, I like to think that I am in control of my own life.
Do you want my opinion? Only a fool or a madman would believe in fate.
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Jaakko wrote:Nothing happens without a reason.
Ymir wrote:I believe in 'fate' and I have come to this conclusion from a materialist basis. I believe that all things happen by cause and effect. If the reality in which I exist is based on this, then my entire life is only a reaction to prior events. Everything happening in my life, is only based on actions before it.
Because of this I have also dismissed 'Free Will'. I will give an example.
According to 'Free Will', if I wanted to this instant I could jump to the moon. I tried, I could not. I stayed in front of my computer. The reason we have no free will is because the universe has laws and restrictions. I do not have the physical requirements to jump to the moon. I am controlled by the laws of the universe. My will is controlled by my brain, which is matter, and is controlled by the laws of the universe.
Do you understand?
grinner wrote:Environment, circumstances and decisions lead our lives. Fate and destiny are what we like to pretend we are chasing during the journey of life when in reality it is our dreams we truely chase.
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