I see that you're a thinking person, which helps us base our beliefs in somthing tangible, something solid. If you really feel like that, then why do you ask this question? If you know or have belief in that things in your life are supposed to be, then wouldn't you trust your faith in that and just let it happen? If the future is already written for us then were you supposed to write this question and possibly find the answer? Doesn't seem logical, does it? Which one is the right answer? The only way to find the truth you seek is to do research. You may have been brought up to believe this teaching or influenced by others but never took the time to find concrete evidence for the beliefs you cling to.
“HUMANS can no more be masters of their destiny than any other animal,” writes evolutionist John Gray. Author Shmuley Boteach expresses quite the opposite view in his book An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Judaism. He says: “Man is not an animal, and is therefore always in control of his own destiny.”
We are free moral agents and have the right to choose what happens to our lives. Of course, if we choose badly we suffer the consquences, but if we choose wisely, we benefit. We have freedom, but not absolute freedom. If we ignore man's laws or physics laws, then we will do ourselves harm. The bible shows that only we can alter our destiny. "Turn back, please, every one from his bad way and from the badness of your dealings . . . that I may not cause calamity to you.” (Jeremiah 25:5, 6) Think about it, if everything was perdetermined, then the spirit creature that became Satan, would be God's doing. Then Adam and Eve was supposed to sin, we were supposed to suffer, get sick, grow old and die. If God predetermined that, then He would be at fault causing us to fail! Do you know of any loving parent that would purposely sabatoge our well being?
So, if you want to really find the answer, don't be afraid to seek the truth out. Make sure you look every avenue to seek this truth. Reason things out. Ponder and think deeply. Take a chance and look into the bible's purpose for man and you will see that it's not fate or predestination. If you come in contact with a Jehovah's Witness and you sincerely want to know the answer to your question, please inquire of them and they will help you. Thanks and take care.
2006-06-13 09:10:06
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answered by Level424me 2
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Well first of all you started off from saying that the future is already written. There is no certainty for this premise so we start off on the wrong foot. First we must go deeper and ask ourselves whether the future is really already written or not. The way I see it whatever is to happen will happen but still it is up to us to decide, we have the power to do it.
2006-06-13 08:44:42
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answered by Calin Grigorescu 1
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cause dats what we does foo. But your right, people should'nt stress so much over the obvious things....like you, you got it all right, no worries...I can tell...however you probably need to start stressin a bit more about some things, like for example...spelling....do you actually talk that way in real life? I certainly hope not, cauze if zo dat iz summin dat iz zo uncool foo, go back to zchoo
2006-06-13 08:54:23
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answered by ipitythefoosucka 1
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we do not proceed to exist compelled Slavery. i don't understand what they have been preparation you little ones in Little Rock, Kansas, yet we freed the slaves on the starting up of the Civil conflict, in the 1800s. ok, yet heavily. i understand its a bummer. it is also conceivable to ascertain the stuff in video clips, yet undergo in thoughts, its in reality a movie. only a dream, or a figmant of a persons' mind's eye. loose power does no longer Exist lower than Newton's regulation of Conservation remember. "remember can not be created or destroyed." you may't have endless power. It has to come back from someplace. vehicles were never meant to fly. They did fly in the Sci-Fi action picture "again to the destiny" yet thats in reality a movie. vehicles are Land vehicles. Planes Fly. They call vehicles than can drift "amphibious". they don't merely call them vehicles. Or to really imagine abstractly, Airplanes have wheels, so i wager they are vehicles. We in reality have a rectangular container, 2x4 inches it quite is as skinny because the eraser on your pencil. This in reality holds 4000 songs. Is that still too junky for you? I actually have a 2x4 gadget it quite is smaller than my wallet, has over 30 video clips on it, and 7843 songs. yet i wager having 20 kilos of CDs on your palm isn't reliable sufficient for you. relax bud. issues are reliable. What do you make a decision from the international? you quite could bypass to maximum appropriate purchase or Circuit city. Ask them what that "low-cost digital gadget" can do. Ask them what that's. study some thing. you'll understand what advances were made up to now. it quite is a competent area of analysis stuff.
2016-10-14 03:19:27
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answered by felio 4
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no we are writing our futures, we craft our own destiny. Think of it this way, there are to paths you can choose, on path takes you on a path were you dont have to do nothing, the other you may have to make complex desicions, Jesus say dont take the widen path, but the narrow, so go beyond yourself, and choose the path less traveled, yes doing nothing is easy, but why take that path, choose your destiny and follow it
2006-06-13 09:34:29
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answered by Derrick 3
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Good question, I think that our future is already written like you, but I believe that we still get choices. Yes our choices are written too, but wow that's hard to explain, we just don't know how it ends...
2006-06-13 08:37:09
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answered by sweetheart 2
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Who says the future has already been written. That's only ONE reality.....
2006-06-13 08:36:17
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answered by pjonas69 2
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the future is about possibilities, not certainty
2006-06-13 08:35:57
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answered by unseen_force_22 3
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life is most definetly not pre-determined.
2006-06-13 08:52:41
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answered by sexyindianroyalty 2
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