Or a person is responsible for the way his life turns out..? Do you think those things are really true?
Noun 1. chiromancychiromancy - telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
chirology, palm reading, palmistry
fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
2007-03-23 09:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by Rebel EXtravaganza 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Utter rubbish, I'm afraid. If a way to predict the long-term future ever exists, you can bet anything you have that it won't include reading random folds on your flesh.
Life and Reality are intrinsically unpredictable. Mathematically speaking, they're chaotic. Think back over the biggest events in your life: would they have happened if you'd taken a slightly different route, or been a minute later or earlier? Tiny changes to the things you do and the choices you make can easily be amplified into life-changing experiences - just like the butterfly wing causing a tornado across the world.
Choose a different shirt one morning and the extra time it takes to get dressed may mean that you're in exactly the right place to collide with a millionaire's new Rolls Royce. Less than a second can make it his fault or yours. The one outcome could mean you become bankrupt, lose a leg and die a pauper a few years later. The other might see you married to the love of your life, whom you met on a trip you took to spend the insurance payout. Life is chaotic, and only statistically predictable - with a huge error margin.
CD
2007-03-23 10:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by Super Atheist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called self-fulfilling prophecy. Which is when you are told that something is going to happen or is true and through subconscious actions you bring those moments to occur.
2007-03-23 10:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by AthenaGenesis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grow up and take responsibility for your OWN decisions. Fairy Tales are very BAD way to guide your life...Come on!
2007-03-23 09:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's better to use fortune cookies for guidance. You get to eat the cookies.
2007-03-23 09:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A person creates their own destiny.
2007-03-23 18:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
I do not believe.
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2007-03-23 09:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋