A question of FATE

question: what is fate, does it exist ? what are the ramifications of fate for the modern man?

Originally posted by skywalker red
question: what is fate, does it exist ? what are the ramifications of fate for the modern man?

According to the ancient Greeks fate existed and they expressed it within greek theatre in the form of Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex is a prime example.

With the advent of Christianity came the idea of free will, which is the polar opposite to fate.

I personally believe that we will things to happen and when they do we write them off as coincidence or if you like fate.

Originally posted by Serendipity
According to the ancient Greeks fate existed and they expressed it within greek theatre in the form of Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex is a prime example.

With the advent of Christianity came the idea of free will, which is the polar opposite to fate.

I personally believe that we will things to happen and when they do we write them off as coincidence or if you like fate.

oh i get it.

Fate is like destiny but where destiny tends to be grandiose ("it is my destiny to rule!"😉 fate is often negative ("It is my fate to sit here and listen to my father-in-law babble on and on about his garden"😉. They are both supposededly predestination. Personally, I don't think humans can ever truly believe in such stuff even if it were true, for we humans will always see true lack of free will ridiculous on any level other than purely intellectual. When we want something really bad, we say it is our destiny. If we feel trapped, we say we are fated to that doom.

So what does fate mean to us? Nothing, for even if it did truly exist, we would ignore it in favor of our own fantasies.

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Originally posted by thesonofsaul
Fate is like destiny but where destiny tends to be grandiose ("it is my destiny to rule!"😉 fate is often negative ("It is my fate to sit here and listen to my father-in-law babble on and on about his garden"😉. They are both supposededly predestination. Personally, I don't think humans can ever truly believe in such stuff even if it were true, for ...[text shortened]... for even if it did truly exist, we would ignore it in favor of our own fantasies.

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But if fate did exist, fatalists believe it to be unavoidable, check out how Oedipus tried to avoid his fate but found it impossible to do so.

A modern equvilent of fate is determinism, ie everything is pre-determined.. ... I dont think so...we have choices, a limited amount, but we have them

Originally posted by thesonofsaul
Fate is like destiny but where destiny tends to be grandiose ("it is my destiny to rule!"😉 fate is often negative ("It is my fate to sit here and listen to my father-in-law babble on and on about his garden"😉. They are both supposededly predestination. Personally, I don't think humans can ever truly believe in such stuff even if it were true, for ...[text shortened]... for even if it did truly exist, we would ignore it in favor of our own fantasies.

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if that is fate, then why is this in the spiritual forums? how is fate spiritual?

Originally posted by Serendipity
But if fate did exist, fatalists believe it to be unavoidable, check out how Oedipus tried to avoid his fate but found it impossible to do so.

A modern equvilent of fate is determinism, ie everything is pre-determined.. ... I dont think so...we have choices, a limited amount, but we have them

Of course you think we have choices. That's what I'm saying: humans will always think we have choices. We can't help it; it's a kind of survival mechinism. True fatalism is rare and when it does exist it's suicidal. If we can't choose it get up in the morning, why exert ourselves to do it? If we can't choose what to eat, why not just let fate drop food into my mouth? If I am destined to live it will happen. If I am not, then I am fated to death. Even people who call themselves fatalists believe in limited choices, even if it is only choosing what to have for breakfast or which foot to use first when walking down the street.

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Originally posted by FreaKinGenius
if that is fate, then why is this in the spiritual forums? how is fate spiritual?

Hey, I didn't start this thread.

lol wasnt me.🙄

Originally posted by FreaKinGenius
if that is fate, then why is this in the spiritual forums? how is fate spiritual?

well, it sounds like we havent quite determined what fate is for sure because it means different things to different people. so your question--"if that is fate" is still open to discussion. Fate as a transendental concept would naturally be in the realm of the spritual, would it not?