Kind of vague, sorry. I was just thinking about fate though. If I can think about a choice I'm going to make, then go with choice A as opposed to choice B, was I going to do that anyways? I guess that's dependant upon the circumstance. What do you think? You can probably see what I'm getting at.
2007-09-05 18:16:31 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
For all we can truly *know* -- for all purposes we can identify -- it might as well be true. Or not. It can't be discovered whether or not we "truly" have "free will," or under what circumstances we do, because when you examine the concept of causality too closely it falls apart... causation and free will are useful ideas for understanding the world most of the time, but they do not function to answer all questions we can ask.
2007-09-05 19:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by zilmag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in fate personally. i mean, why the heck would some all powerful diety want to spend is spare time making sure we pick the noodles instead of the cookies? But would we make the same decision again if everything were EXACTLY the same? same past, same store, same everything, would we do the exact same thing? i dont see why not, an expeariment is always exactly the same if you dont change the variables, so the same should apply here.
So that leads you back to the origional question. If we all would make the same exact decisions doesnt that mean that our decisions could be calculated and predicted? Does that mean that the decisions are already set in stone? who knows, i dont htink there is a real strait answer, but it is an interesting thing to ponder.
2007-09-06 01:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by disTurbed angeL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot see what you're getting at, actually.
But yes, you have a choice. The funny thing about that is that really YOU DO NOT CHOOSE! Confronted with a situation that requires a decision, you will always pick the choice that most suits you - your brain chooses to ensure and support survival. The choices are made automatically according to what was learned about life up to that moment of making the decision. Only to "provide" a coherent sense of self, the brain creates the illusion that we actively choose and have free will.
But we don't.
2007-09-06 01:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by baerchen80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because choice is subjective... the fact that there are choices means someone has already set the parameters of that choice, so whatever the choice its not really yours (original choice). One can not escape their fate.
2007-09-06 01:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by Carlene B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Even if someone holds a gun to your head, you still can "choose" to do the opposite of what they are telling you. You have a choice. The consequences of that other choice might be dire, but you have the choice, theoretically.
2007-09-06 01:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by mustlovedogs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unknown. It all depends if the future hasn't been written for us. If it has, then you are mistaken about having a choice. If future is unknown then you do have a choice.
2007-09-06 01:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by Lol L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not. It's just one more input that your output is based on. It's like in the matrix neo doesn't believe in the fate crap, but because the oracle knows he doesn't, she uses that fact in order to get him to do what she wants.
2007-09-06 02:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by Batman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
But it proves that you are thinking.
Thinking is good.
Many make choices without thinking.
Keep on thinking.
You will make the right choices with thought.
2007-09-06 02:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋