Free will or predetermined?

@pisshole (493)
New Zealand
August 21, 2006 11:44pm CST
Do you think that we have free will, or that everything is determined by fate and that we only think we have free will?
11 responses
• Ghana
22 Aug 06
Enough philosophies, guys. One sure thing I know determines one's outcome(fate) is one's faith in God, through what means(religion)
@aubry1 (267)
• United States
22 Aug 06
I think that most things that happen to us are supposed to happen. But what we do and the choices we make can definitly affect how bad it will be! I always try to prepare for tommorrow instead of just living in the now. I have found this to be very rewarding.
@rainbow (6761)
22 Aug 06
The Gods play games with the lives of men. Fate almost always wins because he cheats! Lady luck also cheats thats why million to one chances often come off. Little stuff you can probably get away with, but if you hear dice being shook and you can't see anyone beware.
@noorasie (686)
• Pakistan
22 Aug 06
No No To blame fate for doings of our own thats not the fair. Its we who made our fate. Our's doings are never ever determined. we have liberty in our doings but we have lot of arguments to make us satisfy This is only fate. human beings are the only creature in the universe with ability to think, observe and act accordingly. if every thing is to done by the fate or has to be happen which is determined, the lot of things we see in the world were never possible. the human being convert the impossible to possible. Only coward, lazy people curse the fate
@lesnan (537)
• United States
22 Aug 06
We all have a predetermined fate, but we also have the free will to alter that fate. For instance, if you're supposed to live to be 85 years, and you do something stupid like play chicken with a train when you're 25, you've just used your free will to change yout fate.
@fritz27 (1136)
• United States
22 Aug 06
Fate all the way. i truly believe things happen for a reason and things are meant to be. for instance. if you are involved in a relationship and you keep fighting, breaking up and then getting back together. you are meant to be together.........fate!
• India
22 Aug 06
U know some people have free will, they won't determine by fate, they will face everything at the time, but i thought u r confusing, so i always try to face at the time, i wont determine any thing . Things may go hard, so i will try to face it. that is all.........
• United States
22 Aug 06
This is a good question! I think that we only think we have free will. But i think it is determined somewhere and somehow! I think.
• United States
22 Aug 06
wow that should be one of the top discussions really theres no visible answer....wow i really dont know
@lisamantz (141)
• United States
22 Aug 06
woah dude, deep.... if I say free will maybe it's predetermined that I would say that... but if I say predetermined, maybe I am just saying that of my own free will... you're trying to trick us...
@1summer (274)
• United States
22 Aug 06
I think it is predetermined, our instincts tell us where our fate lies.