Originally Posted by
Mr JP Fugley
Pish.
How can you say that things just happen without meaning, then explain why they happen "However, sometimes things just happen without meaning. The tsunami in the Indian Ocean is an example. The region is geologically unstable and life there is always at risk of seismic event."
Fate and the concept of it, as it relates to the human condition is bunkum. We live in a physical universe. Everything in it should be predictable, if one knows all of the rules (we obviously don't yet, by a long way). That would be fate .
However, much as we are part of the universe we are also able to act separate from it. We can make our own choices and influence the universe in unknown ways. To use your example, the tsunami happened because it happened, the physical rules fated it. Left alone it was predetermined. However our reaction to it's consequences, both individually and collectively was not predetermined. It may have been predictable, but that does not constitute fate or predetermination.
On your last "Perhaps it is better view Fate as an interaction between our decisions and our external environment" Perhaps it would be better to replace the word "Fate" with the word "life". Oh and I would add a "to" twixt "better" and "view", it just seems tidier.
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