which do you believe in?
Choose Your Destiny Vs It Was Written
- Thread starter Mad Good Dro
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combination. I am a christian but i believe we have free will. Life is a series of junctions and forks in the road where you ultimately have the final choice, but God knows the outcomes of each and every branching road and even what lies on it. But its up to you to choose what path.
vaudevillevillain
All Star
It was written
why exactly?
vaudevillevillain
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Brown Ant
Hunter-Gatherer
It was written. 100% of what we do/think is based off our genetics and environment. We have no direct control.
Not true at all... well only part true. We have control over many things.... we may be born with a life path laid out by history, parents, situations, and environment.... but we can't manipulate and change that path with.....
Free will.
For example - I believe that in 2015 I will make 200K (maybe it's wishful thinking, idk) . 0% of my ancient, modern, and family history - nor being born in the most gun, crime, happy neighborhood in our nation... would make that possible. But randomly I had the chance to work at a Synagogue (and observe those demons) and get in trouble and shipped off to a rich area and educate around to some privilege crakers - Then realized that this shyt was set up as a trap and society forces the masses of people to not realize the way they can alter their destiny.
so yea, that goes for millions of people each day who change their birth path.
I just read a book (skimmed, I don't read long books) about ancient African religions. They didn't believe it was 100% controlled... they had morals and values and superstitious activities and customs that were meant to alter the path. Everything to the way you worshipped to how you named your babies was done for a reason.
Brown Ant
Hunter-Gatherer
That's what I'm saying. Blackking's motivation comes from his environment and his genetics fuel his energy to pull through with his ideas.
it's a balance of both.
there are a set of probable futures we can experience, which are continually shaped by the choices we make and the experiences we have.
but free thought and free will are the ultimate determining factors imo
there are a set of probable futures we can experience, which are continually shaped by the choices we make and the experiences we have.
but free thought and free will are the ultimate determining factors imo
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This week I'm on the Determinism side of the argument. Might be on the existentialism tip the next week. Leaning heavy on the determinism side of it though, it just makes more "sense".
CEITEDMOFO
Banned
^could you expound this or put in in perspective?
lol, just so you- know my environment produces less than 40% HS graduation rates. Not very motivating. My genetics .... well idk about that... but how can you say we have no direct control?