Saturday, September 29, 2007

Free Will or Fate?

Life seems way too random to believe that some higher being has control over every "decision" we make. However, there are also a great number of coincidences that could prove this statement wrong. In reality, no matter how much we argue, we will never know the answer. Therefore, I, personally, don't believe in one or the other. For example, if I was walking down the sidewalk, and decided to casually step in front of a speeding car, the incident would appear random on the surface. However, if my fate was to die at age 16 via speeding car, then the incident would not seem so meaningless. And yet another way to look at it, would be to see the driver's point of view. Maybe the driver feels responsible, and starts a national anti-speeding campaign, which influences people everywhere to slow down. It doesn't matter which way you look at it, because what happened is over and done with. What's the point in arguing about a question that can't be answered?

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