Monday, January 22, 2007
What's in the bag?
How much control do we really have in our lives? Do we as people make all the decisions that determine our destiny, or is there a divine power that has a predetermined plan for us. I believe that both fate and free will play an important role how in our lives turn out. When in the cafeteria at lunch there are many choices: french fries, pizza, chicken sandwich, salad, cookies, or the regular lunch that day. I choose a salad instead of the other stuff, I wasn't destined to choose a salad. When making everyday decisions free will is the force behind these decisions. But on the other hand what if you run into someone you haven't seen in a while. Is it fate that you met again and reformed old bonds? I think things like this are out of our control and it is "fate" that brings people together in akward situations. Fate and free will both have an equal role in helping to pave the way for how we live our lives, neither outweighing the other. Both are legitimate factors in deciding where our next destination may be on the road of life.
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I like your examples of a choice that is common to many people with food. However, when two people reconnect at a random time it is not because of the choices or circumstances that that person went through along the way that got got them together? What if one person missed the bus and had to wait 30 more minutes. That reconnection would most likely not occur any more.
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