tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244784 packbat packbat 2009-05-05T13:58:41Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:244784:264004 2009-05-05T13:58:41Z 2009-05-05T13:58:41Z public 0 <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 6px;"><p>Do you believe in fate? Why or why not?</p><p style="font-size: 0.8em;">Submitted By <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://and2c-hersmile.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://and2c-hersmile.livejournal.com/'><b>and2c_hersmile</b></a></span><br></p><p><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=887">View other answers</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Assuming the author <em>meant</em>, "Do you believe fate exists?" - no, I don't.<br /><br />Quick definition: fate is that which must happen regardless of any person's choices, regardless of any person's actions, regardless of any conceivable action by any conceivable person, ever. You know how Oedipus killed his dad and married his mom? Yeah - fated, had to happen.<br /><br />Well, the universe doesn't work like that. If Oedipus had confronted his foster parents about the prophecy, none of it would have happened. Heck, if the weather had been a little different and he'd died of exposure on the road, none of it would have happened, and the weather is <em>chaotic</em> - anything you do can change it a month down the road.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=packbat&ditemid=264004" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments