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vivienne85
post Aug 3 2009, 12:46 PM

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Aug 3 2009, 10:47 AM)
Determinism : Determinism is the view that every event, including human cognition, behavior, decision, and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences.[1] With numerous historical debates, many varieties and philosophical positions on the subject of determinism exist from traditions throughout the world.
Simple explanation: U are destined to do something, nothing will change..IF u could somehow know u going to die at age 100, nothing will change the fact

Free will:The question of free will is whether, and in what sense, rational agents exercise control over their actions and decisions. Addressing this question requires understanding the relationship between freedom and cause, and determining whether the laws of nature are causally deterministic. The various philosophical positions taken differ on whether all events are determined or not — determinism versus indeterminism — and also on whether freedom can coexist with determinism or not — compatibilism versus incompatibilism. So, for instance, 'hard determinists' argue that the universe is deterministic, and that this makes free will impossible.
The principle of free will has religious, ethical, and scientific implications. For example, in the religious realm, free will may imply that an omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over individual will and choices. In ethics, it may imply that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions. In the scientific realm, it may imply that the actions of the body, including the brain and the mind, are not wholly determined by physical causality. The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought.
Simple explanation: ur destiny is on ur hand, ur fate cannot be determined by something
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i believe in free will...
no one can control yr future and neither should one let others or things(e.g. horoscopes,fate etc) to control it.

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vivienne85
post Aug 3 2009, 12:57 PM

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QUOTE(communist892003 @ Aug 3 2009, 12:49 PM)
Agree, therefore we are not more a slave because we fight back...therefore democracy existed...no one believe a person is destined to be leader will be leader forever...every decision we make count
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yup..
cos one may be a king today and tomorrow he will be slave or a pauper when his country is conquered by invading forces..

 

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