Fate and Destiny: a philosophy thread

[Alex]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Alex's view may well be reality, but does nothing to inform me of how I might change my actions.

Absolutely, thus I don't really see a conflict between what I think is the nature of the universe and the fact that I feel societal and personal judgement are important. That I try to live a live as I think should be lived.

Even though I don't think there is any such thing as should, we are hardwired to think in those terms. I don't believe I cause anything but don't really have a choice but to think as if I do.

If you shot a photon from our sun towards Mars, and then could give it the ability to think, I think it could only have one possible thought: "I really want to go to Mars." That is, the first thing the photon would do with its ability to think is imbue its course with intent.

I also think it is likely that we are generally hardwired to believe in "gods" and that somehow this hardwiring is deficient in me (I've never had a moment of spiritual or religious faith or revelation in my life) and so to the extent that I do interpret the universe it is completely in the absence of the supernatural.