2006-06-12 13:02:08 · 5 answers · asked by lostship 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is no destiny,except with hindsight.
2006-06-12 14:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Alion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fate/destiny is a very curious question that I have pondered for some time. Ultimately, I think the best answer I have is this:
The future is inherently unknowable. In fact, to try to know the future changes the future because you then act on the basis of that knowledge. There are many books and movies based on this premise. Do you understand? If you could peer into a crystal ball and see that in the future you will... die from eating a poisoned cheesesteak, what would you do? You'd probably avoid eating cheesestakes, right. But if you never ate a cheesesteak, the prophecy would be wrong. The future would be different because you tried to avoid what you thought was going to happen.
People have asked me the question, "Do you believe in fate?" and here is how I now reply: If you mean by fate "whatever ends up happening" then of course I believe in fate! Of course I believe that SOMETHING will happen and WHATEVER ends up happening becomes fate. People have these romanticized versions of fate/destiny.. like being mysteriously lured to a lover over many miles and years. But I don't accept any sort of supernatural account like that. Fate is just whatever ends up happening. The life you are living now was your fate just a moment ago. What the future holds, it's hard to say. It's up to you.. it's up to you to create your future with the materials you were given to work with.
Fate encounters the same problem as the problem of free will. If you don't believe in free will, and just kick back and say.. I'm waiting for my destiny.. it will not be as bright as you hope. You'll just sit there until you decide to move. Destiny changes with you. From a god's-eye view, it's the same in the end, but you're a player in the game.. and any change in your thoughts or actions changes your destiny.
2006-06-12 23:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DAMMIT people, learn a couple of things:
1) Learn how to write a f***ing sentence. What is the interrogative word for the first part of that sentence?
2) Learn how to f***ing spell. The word "actually" only has two l's.
3) "Does we have any dilemma" do not make no grammatic sensical.
4) The phrase (what else do you call it?) ".............................." is NOT a way to separate two sentences!
I'm not being nice, but at least I know how to write. And this coming from a high school student!
2006-06-12 20:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is what you make it. This is governed by your emotions, skills and talents. The only delema would be if we are unhappy with where we end up. - I'm sure there may be times of divine intervention if you are one of those "Chosen Ones" or born with a silver spoon, but for the majority of us, we kind of just roll with the flow.
2006-06-12 21:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by pickle head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We choose the way we live our lifes.
Every single action we take will affect our future.
The rest are mental constructions.
2006-06-12 21:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋