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Originally posted by TheSmutPeddlerDOTcom
Do you think that if something is meant to happen or meant to be that no matter what you do you can't change it, or do you think that life happens as it happens and everything is entirely up to you?
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I don't think either are the case. I think there is a weak determinism running our lives. We have free will within the confines of our genes, memes and environment. Those who are genetically predisposed to being violent aren't going to become gentle people. Those who grew up with dogs as companions are horrified at those who eat dogs and probably could not bring themselves to ever knowingly eat dog. Those who lived 500 years ago could not become astronauts, because that simply wasn't an option.
We are victims of causation, and have limited ability to actually choose our own fate within the confines given to us.
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