Since the future is a certainty, then isn't the present determined by the future because in order to get to that future that is a certain, certain events have to unfold, don't they?
2006-11-05 07:36:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Being certain may exclude light of surprises from our life...We may create certainty time to time in our minds, but external reality often(always) shows us completely different picture and in most cases we cultivating a frustration...Why not to celebrate uncertainty? By the way future contains both certainty and uncertainty.We know that tomorrow comes, but we do not know being honest,that we are going to be there, or we do not know what future will show us, so why bother ? Live now, not tomorrow or yesterday, and be certain that uncertainty is a fun, just be your best.
2006-11-05 07:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The outcome of the present events are hardly certainties in itself.
Therefore the future can only be considered an inevitability.
2006-11-06 02:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Saffren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there is no future, only a past and the present of this moment in time. The future does not exist, it is just something that we feel will probably happen, but we only exist from moment to moment.
2006-11-05 08:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will certainly be a future.
But what will happen in it is not determined as of yet.
It is as if there are forks in the road. We choose which one to take. The future changes depending on which way we go.
2006-11-05 07:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Ettejin of Wern 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
extending Lady's
If we chose one path, the future changes.
If the other, another future before us.
Not just for me,
but for all around me.
God gave us free will
which he leaves alone.
The outcome cannot be seen,
but the future still will be.
2006-11-05 07:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by bob h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love it.
yes, that makes sense. which is why in my "travels" I've learned that meditation - listening to the inner voice and asking for guidance in my daily activities is soooo important. I don't wanna be the jerk that screws it up for everyone else.
2006-11-05 07:47:11 · answer #6 · answered by SmoothFlo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah. i never really looked at it that way. you should wathch the movie "the butterfly effect" it is kinda along the same path as your question.
2006-11-05 08:40:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋