If people have the right to be "captains of their own ship" or choose their own destiny, what about the victems of terrorist attacks? Car accidents? Was it their choice to be put in harms way?
2006-07-06 21:40:09 · 9 answers · asked by Timmy N 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
People have the right to make their own life choices,but nobody can control the choices and decisions made by others.If you choose to let others dictate to you what you can and cannot do, then you will no longer have freedom of choice. Personally I believe it is better to take chances then never be free at all to do your own thing.The scars and broken bones are worth it in the end.
2006-07-06 22:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by mystic_master3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you only have a problem here if you take the phrase "choose your own destiny" to imply that you have full and complete control. Your other phrase, "captain of your own ship", is much closer to the truth, because sometimes ships hit icebergs, right?
2006-07-07 05:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by exiguusnemesis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rented the movie "Born into Brothels" and it answered the question pretty well, I thought. I had a friend who said Katrina victims shold have known better than to live in the bowl of New Orleans. This so incensed me I dumped him.
2006-07-08 09:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by wyderp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not choose to be victimized when hit by a drunk driver,but i did choose to get into my car. so maybe i was accepting that risk as my choice.
2006-07-07 04:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Namooni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duuuuuh Nope ! Not their choice NO no no, Not their choice. Duuuuuh any other questions?
2006-07-07 06:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are not as powerful as they think, there are things out of our control, wrong time and wrong place that is. talk about luck.
2006-07-07 04:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by Discovery 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Bush hands they have no right to decide
2006-07-07 04:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by yos w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't ever remember anyone/God promising life would be easy..
2006-07-07 04:43:56 · answer #8 · answered by barbaradjt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
accidents happen.
2006-07-07 04:43:32 · answer #9 · answered by dkwr14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋