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There is no free will
“I do what I want!”, A totally misleading phrase, because nobody does what they want, but rather what the factors around us, our DNA… allows us to do. Choices is a lie to justify our inability to understand that each of our actions was the result of another action, that is, one action fuels another action.
You who are reading this post must think that this is silly, but think about it, if your childhood was in a different place, or if a different little event had happened, do you still think you would be reading this post?
It doesn't matter if you believe differently, the events that occur in your life will determine all of your choices ...
I call the events that can change our life “Random”, although all actions are linked to each other, for us it is something random.
Like chaos theory, everything we do has consequences for the world, but here you have no choice ...
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You say that one action fuels another action. This would mean that even if your childhood was very bad, you have the ability to change the course of your life by changing your actions. I believe that thoughts become actions and actions become habits. If you build the right habits, you have can use your free will to totally recreate your destiny.
I do not believe that it is possible to change destiny... If you create the right habits, it is because an event in your life happened that led you to take this action, so that was your destiny.
Maybe I'm wrong
Circular arguments are (like the one you've just written), are informal logical fallacies.
https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/circular-reasoning/
The ultimate logical destination of your reasoning is determinism.
Determinism, in philosophy, - A theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes. Determinism is usually understood to preclude free will because it entails that humans cannot act otherwise than they do.
...which ultimately ends in the total absolution of any personal responsibility - for anything - which ultimately , leads in societal collapse.
Nihilism is a useful tool to be used , not a three course meal to be consumed.
You're welcome.
Thank you, I didn't even know there was a philosophy to that.
You are very welcome !
Not sure if you'll find this of interest - it touches on determinism (you were my inspiration to include it !)
https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@lucylin/xmdtstmd
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STOPKind of enjoyable to read this post.
I believe you might not have the power to change the past but the next decision is your choice, which I believe is free will.
Other factors might be more important than the other which means you have a choice to choose the best for yourself. just a free will thought from my own view lol. I might be wrong which I am all the time.
Nice post
If you believe you can change your destiny or if you believe you can't change destiny, either way, you will prove yourself right. If all of your thoughts and decisions are purely reactions to different events and you've never had an original thought in your life, then you do not control your destiny. If you use your mind, you can create your own destiny. I work to pay attention and be proactive because I have learned over time how difficult things can become when you are going through life just reacting.
You're right, what I was trying to say is something else... I've heard a lot of Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill, Bob Proctor talking about thoughts, the law of vibration, goals... There is another video that I watched that said that it is important every day to do something different, to have more chances of different things happening in life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbBHR_CD56M
We are so free to choose what we prefer to experience, we can also choose to pretend we are not free.
Hahah good point
We really are just designed. That being said, we do have a little control over some things.
In my young adult years I figured out that what we mentally and spiritually ingest affects us. Especially music. It was then that I learned that I have more control over my uncontrollable choices than I once believed.
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