Guys,do you think in life everything is predetermined by god or is it for men to choose destiny?

Answer 1

I am using morality as the basis for the answer-

1. If everything is predetermined- then there can be no morality. As, if I am destined to commit murder, I cannot be held responsible for it.

2. If somethings are determined and others not- I find this argument rather weird because if I have a choice in a matter, then that matter is not predetermined. Again morality would only figure in this case if I was given the complete details of what part is determined and what is not.

3. If nothing is predetermined- this is the only situation where an individual can truly be held responsible for his actions. And only when we are truly resposible can we understand our power to bring about tranformation.

Answer 2

I don't necessarily believe in god as a sentient being, but rather as a heart that pumps the life blood to every corner of the universe.

So in that sense, no I don't believe everything is predetermined by god.

But what i do believe is that no matter what we do, no matter how we do it, when we do it, where we do it, we're doing exactly what we need to be doing in that time and place.

There's no such thing as a wrong decision. Everything we do is an experience that contributes to our growth as human beings. So everything we do is exactly what we should be doing. Regardless of whether we're singing alone in a park, doing our taxes, doing volunteer work, getting into a fight, taking out the trash, cheating on a test, making love, etc.

Answer 3

I have to agree with Rigo on this one. More than one god, a single god, does it make a difference what you believe? I'd like to personally believe that, like Rigo says, there's a commonality between the two areas. I'd like to believe that for myself, things are predetermined, to a point. Some things are just destiny, like love, a life's path in the world, really important milestones, but that destiny is predetermined, for me, personally, based on past decisions that I've made in given situations in my life. So, summed up? Destiny throws the pitch, its up to you how you knock it out of the park.

Answer 4

There's not one scintella of evidence of a pre-ordained plan. What makes a person stand out anyway?

Greatness may last a thousand years for a few and eternally for none. On the scale of earthly time, individual lives are but mere blinks of an eye. We're born, we live, we die and then you're not heard from ever again. There might be a tombstone or family tree made with your name on it, but eventually the tombstone weathers from age and who knows what media your family tree will be used. All the memories and accomplishments will be totally forgotten, unless you're a Hitler or Alexander the Great type person.

In a thousand years, your bones will be dust and no other trace of your existence will be seen, unless, of course you become fossilized for some reason, but even then, after thousands of years more, that will be disintegrated into dust. We influence the lives of our children and others, but they too will eventually die. So what's the point of living?

In astronomical terms, the Earth will eventually succumb to the supernova of our Sun, it's an astonomically certainty the earth will be burned to a crisp.

So does death render our lives meaningless. If we were immortal, that would be the ultimate in boredom, repetition, day after day, of doing the same thing for thousands of years (hundreds may be OK, but nothing beyond that)....but i digress, back to your question.

It all boils down to how creative we can be in the short period of time we have on this earth....Our activities need to be worthwhile for their own sake, not because they fulfill some supernatural transcendental purpose....LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST DAMNIT, YOU WON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE!!!

Answer 5

God has predetermined the results of our choices, but we are free to choose between choices. This tree of choices allows for an infinite array of possibilities. Even if God knows each pathway, we are free to experience those we choose.

Answer 6

I think that God's will rules over our will. To get a picture of what I mean by that, consider the chess board analogy. God knows exactly how the game is going to progress from beginning to end, and while He doesn't take away your free will, He arranges circumstances so that He can direct the course of your life. Maybe you might make a foolish move, but God knew all about it before the game even started and He has arranged the pieces so that you will end up moving in the direction He wants you to move. Not only that, but He will incorporate what might seem like a disastrous choice into His overall plan for your life.

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:28-31

Answer 7

God already knows our destiny and the out come of everything we do, he gives us choices and tries to point us in the right direction, the only thing man is in control of is which direction he chooses to go.

Answer 8

I believe something in the middle. I believe that there is a predetermined fate, but the journey leading to that fate is entirely in your control.

For example, I might die of a heart attack next week.
I can't control that, that's fate..but I can control my days before that, and say I ate 2 bacon sandwiches per meal by choice, and by my choices i trigger my fate regardless.

Answer 9

its a matter of perspective. if you believe there is a god who knows whats going to happen before it happens then from his point of view everything is predetermined. this is a fundamental question of philosophy. most people believe in free will and act as if it is stupid to question it. but its not at all.

Answer 10

i think everything is predetermined by man and God knows man's choice