Preordination?

China
June 30, 2008 8:43am CST
Was our "book" written before we were born? Is everything designed by "destiny" Are we simply "bumbling alone ",awaiting our fate?
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@Hayley_N (525)
• Argentina
24 Jul 08
There is a sort of destiny in the universe, but it's not conscious or planned, or for any purpose. Things simply happen. There is no free will in atoms and molecules, because they function according to predetermined natural laws. People are comprised of molecules that behave according to deterministic processes, and with no evidence of something like a soul, there's no alternative but to see free will as a useful illusion. I don't live my life actively thinking about determinism, but there's no real evidence against it.
@excellence7 (3647)
• Mauritius
30 Jun 08
It depends on belief...according to me, it's man who makes destiny but there are many who believe that it's destiny which makes mankind.. I think it's our actions which determine our future...
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
30 Jun 08
I think that destiny is like a pre determined mapping of events with various combinations of if's and if nots. The path that we follow in this pre determined map is in our control by our actions and decisions.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
Our "book" certainly was written before we were born and the author is ta-dah us. If you believe in Karma then it is the simplest explanation in the universe that you could think of. All our actions have reactions and when we die without experiencing those potential reactions then these are stored as our "destiny". I prefer to call it our DNA or genetic code. People who don't believe in birth and rebirth are going to have a big problem explaining a lot of things and their cosmology is going to be filled with beings and mechanisms to explain this and that. Karma works for me and it is really just an exotic word for physics or science. Cheers!!
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
I don't beelieve in destiny. But sometimes i do. I'm really confused many times. So confusing...really. but I don't want to dwell on that matter too much...making me crazy. Instead I focus on the positive side of life. At least I'm on the safe side...
• United States
30 Jun 08
I think it is our destiny not to "know".