determinism

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Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 22 May 23

Many people believe in fate. Fate is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as: "the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power." I don't believe in fate per se, except for two...

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Why do people think there is a contradiction between free-will and determinism?

aaronfyzeon @aaronfyzeon (1919) • Philippines 26 Oct 10

Determinism is that all actions including human decisions can be pre-determined with enough knowledge while free-will is the ability to make my own decisions and doing it the way you like it. Both are actually correct. If you...

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Is everything happen for a purpose? Or it just random?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 26 Jul 09

Do you believe the concept of determinism? Which implies that everything happened for a purpose in the future? For instance, you were late for your work today, so you avoid the fire accident at your work facility. Or do you just...

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Free-will or predestination--is their a continuum?

DavidReedy @DavidReedy (2378) • United States 14 Apr 08

Anymore, I rarely know what I want to rant about, and frankly, I never really get satisfactory answers from my questions that I ask here--if anyone even bothers to answer... I did see an interesting discussion about whether or not...

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BAHALA NA: When do you say it? How do you perceive it?

tryxiness @tryxiness (4544) • Philippines 8 Dec 07

During when and how do you use Bahala Na approach to life? About 5 years ago, we were asked to pick a filipino value that is wildely used, and I chose bahala na -- there were other choices like utang na loob, hospitality, etc. but...

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Do you believe that life supplies you with what you need when you need it?

DavidReedy @DavidReedy (2378) • United States 27 Apr 07

Like everyone else in this world, I"ve my great days and my bad days, but sometimes I feel like I'm certain that everything happens for a reason, and that life brings us what we need at the right moments. What are your thoughts on...

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Don't you hate Freud?

missak @missak (3311) • Spain 17 Apr 07

His definitions of psicologycal determinism, his misconceptions about what we human beings want and why we act the way we do...

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determinism vs freedom

missak @missak (3311) • Spain 13 Apr 07

Do you think we are free? why? wh not?

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Do you think it could be real?

missak @missak (3311) • Spain 13 Apr 07

Matrix concept is based in cibernetic determinism, do you believe in it?

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Do you believe we have free will, or is everything determined?

dravenwriter @dravenwriter (232) 17 Mar 07

How would we know either way? http://www.helium.com/tm/157126

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active persons vs passive persons

multisubj @multisubj (451) • India 9 Jan 07

Do you want to be an active person or a passive person. For this discussion, we can adopt following meanings: Active Person: Believes that heshe is the dealer. If results are unfavourable, heshe takes responsibility for...

Do Holy books, Messiahs,Avatars, Vedas and Science 'order' or 'speak order' !?!

parameshwaran @parameshwaran (1) • India 21 Dec 06

I mean whether they exist to spell orders (people are not liking the word command, so lets not use it; also I m not restricting the word just to humanity) or they exist to express the existing universal order.

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Is logical determinism merely a form of empty fatalism?

marvit79 @marvit79 (341) • Italy 30 Nov 06

?!?

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