"Do You Believe in Destiny?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	24 Jul 2018 12:53 p.m. PST
Do you believe that for at least some people (i.e., Alexander the Great), there is a predetermined course of events controlled by an irresistible power or agency?
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART	24 Jul 2018 1:01 p.m. PST
Nope, no way.
Winston Smith	24 Jul 2018 1:06 p.m. PST
No
rmaker	24 Jul 2018 1:06 p.m. PST
No.
Ed Mohrmann	24 Jul 2018 1:12 p.m. PST
No
Cacique Caribe	24 Jul 2018 1:13 p.m. PST
That's why I bring my troops to the table, form them up, and just sit there. If I'm destined to win, I don't have to bother with the moving and fighting. And if I'm destined to lose, I'm not going to bother either with the moving and fighting. So far, it doesn't look like I've ever been destined to win. :) Dan
Legion 4	24 Jul 2018 1:28 p.m. PST
Nope …
rustymusket	24 Jul 2018 1:35 p.m. PST
No.
Patrick Sexton	24 Jul 2018 1:56 p.m. PST
Destiny is an after the fact observation.
etotheipi	24 Jul 2018 2:15 p.m. PST
Her? No. She usually says things that come true, but in a way that it isn't what you expect, so the advice she gives is pretty much useless. … or … Destiny of the Endless? Yep. He's got his stuff together [Assume I made some stripper name joke here.] Controlling Fate as a concept? No. But if you believe that the entire universe is scientifically deterministic according to fixed laws, then what will be is predetermined. In a way, the entire future, all the way to the end of eternity (whatever that means) has already happened in a way.
Joes Shop	24 Jul 2018 2:29 p.m. PST
No
Parzival	24 Jul 2018 3:19 p.m. PST
Nope.
Ceterman	24 Jul 2018 3:27 p.m. PST
No.
Uesugi Kenshin	24 Jul 2018 3:39 p.m. PST
Only for Tom Cruise and Xenu.
Korvessa	24 Jul 2018 4:09 p.m. PST
If I win, it is because of my "cunning plan," If I lose, it is due to forces beyond my control and was destined to happen no matter what I did or did not do.
cosmicbank	24 Jul 2018 6:08 p.m. PST
Yes but not mine
ZULUPAUL	24 Jul 2018 6:47 p.m. PST
No
23rdFusilier	24 Jul 2018 7:32 p.m. PST
No escaping destiny…. YouTube link
Shagnasty	24 Jul 2018 7:46 p.m. PST
Sure. All of our lives were preordained and we are but characters in a play.
Cyrus the Great	24 Jul 2018 7:56 p.m. PST
No.
Dynaman8789	25 Jul 2018 3:50 a.m. PST
Destiny! Destiny! No such thing as Destiny!
Patrick R	25 Jul 2018 3:55 a.m. PST
There is a theory that every possible particle combination and state actually exists, which means that there is a version of the universe where you are its absolute overlord. So destiny is kinda ruled out by this, you just need to find the right universe. As to why none of us right now are overlords right is simply because the number of universes where we are mundane is a whole lot bigger than the number of universes where we are overlords. Strangely enough you can have bigger infinities than others because some include more than others.
Dynaman8789	25 Jul 2018 4:02 a.m. PST
Actually, the number of universes where we are overlords vs mundane should be equal. There are an infinity of both.
Mike Target	25 Jul 2018 4:06 a.m. PST
No, though she was a pretty good fighter pilot for a puppet…
ToysnSoldiers	25 Jul 2018 4:48 a.m. PST
No
advocate	25 Jul 2018 4:51 a.m. PST
No. Do you, Bill?
Frederick	25 Jul 2018 6:06 a.m. PST
Nope
Old Wolfman	25 Jul 2018 6:56 a.m. PST
Still something to be said for "No fate but what we make".
parrskool	25 Jul 2018 8:31 a.m. PST
I knew you'd say that.
Earl of the North	26 Jul 2018 4:03 a.m. PST
No, if I believed in destiny then I'd be believing that the future is preordained and if that so, what is the point?
Legion 4	26 Jul 2018 6:49 a.m. PST
I knew a "dancer" named Destiny … but I don't think that was her real name …
Cacique Caribe	26 Jul 2018 3:56 p.m. PST
Was she friends with Chastity? If so, they were equally untrue to their names. :) Dan
Cacique Caribe	27 Jul 2018 4:58 a.m. PST
And yes, I was destined to write that. Dan
x42brown	27 Jul 2018 8:18 a.m. PST
No x42
Legion 4	27 Jul 2018 8:19 a.m. PST
Was she friends with Chastity? If so, they were equally untrue to their names. LOL ! IIRC, Ginger, Lily and Maya !