what is your opinion to this famous line : Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It not
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Your destiny, although God knows what it is, is not predetermined. He made us with freedom of choice; it is how we exercise that choice that determines our destiny.
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There is a possibility, destiny is a complicated thing. Believe it or not, it's a part of science! So i believe it can.
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Both. And I quote. "Fate is the path we are destined to take. Choice is how we get there". Make the right decision and the rest will fall into place.
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A rather black & white kind of assertion.\nEvery choice one makes involves a level of chance due to variables seen and unseen. Here's a succinct and pithy example:\nYou're in a canoe going down the rapids. You place your paddle in the water (cause) and that forces you to change direction (effect). There's a huge boulder in the middle of the stream. If the water current increases, or, you underestimate your speed, there's a chance you may run into it. \nAll three work together with one's will to affect outcome.
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"Do or do not, there is no try"\n\n    - Yoda\n\n Good question! What about you!? =)
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a chance is merely a reason to shoot for something, also an inexcusable reason Not to do anything. haha... what kind of twisted fuckin logic.......
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I like # 3 - that quote will mean more and more to you as you get older.\n\nI particularly like this one:\n\nYesterday is history, tomorrow's a mystery, today is a gift.  That's why we call it the present.
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don't be restricted by fate
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Destiny is the inevitable fate to which a person is destined, where fate is a predetermined course of events. \n\nOr a better way to put it is fate is like the path which is already been planned out leading to a predetermined destiny.  I think
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Yes and no. When you think about fate I think that some people are fated like say a person born with an incurable disease or being born to your parents. Where is your free will in that? Also, I don't go by day to day astrology but I can tell you that I must be the poster child for my astrological sign. The personality is totally me and I usually don't get along with those they say I'm incompatible with. You have options to shape your own destiny but there is a little bit of fate to even it out.
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I used to until I lost a very close friend. This friend had very long life and destiny lines. \n But the lines turned out to be just lines!\n I guess you never really know. For some people they might be more correct.\nBut if believing in them makes you happy, keep on believing!
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Yes! But choices still have to be made when we have an encounter with fate,...destiny. The seemingly inevitably succession of events. Its 3:42 am, I was sound to sleep,  woke up, couldn't go back to sleep, so I got on the computer, and "Wallah"...destiny, your question was there out of thousands and thousands. Destiny is not always big life altering plans, sometimes its small moment to moment encounters.
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To a certain extent we have to 'play the cards dealt to us' meaning we start with a certain economic status, with resulting plus or deficits, with certain parents (who may have tried hard, but who are not perfect or all-knowing), with certain educational attainment (mostly depending on what nation or province or state we reside in), with differing health status, under different governments, and facing world and national events beyond our control.\n\nOverall I think the last two mentioned are a big determinant, but the biggest of all is our own reactions to life.  So fate is not something 100% determined by things out of your control.  \n\nWe can all rise above the circumstances of our lives.  Any worthy destiny calls for effort and action, sometimes a fight, sometimes suffering and deprivation, sometimes bravery and moral courage.\n\nThere are many people who get in the way of the destiny of one's personal choosing.  They may even be successful during one's earth life (look at all the African victims killed, limbs removed, etc.) and there is a lot of racism, religious persecution, economic and political oppression, unfairness and injustice.\n\nAll we can do is behave properly towards others in accordance with the light we have, and try to earn an honest living in ways that are beneficial to the world and the society shared.  \n\nI think some people are definitely soulmates even though I never found mine.  I recommend teaming up with someone, a kindred spirit, there is greater strength whereever people are working together.  That involves communication and shared values, shared goals.\n\nIt is very important to enjoy life, to enjoy the associations of others, to distinguish between needs and wants, to be frugal, to save/invest, to try to avoid pitfalls (of which there are many -- drugs, dishonest groups, people or enterprises).\n\nI think anyone who does all of these things reasonably well is a great and magnificent success whether they are a writer, doctor, bricklayer, baker, plumber, TV anchorperson, farmer, good mother or whatever.  We need all these people and they are a big plus.\n\nIf you are able to do something spectacularly good for the world, then you have really achieved the max, but if not, do not worry, heaven is real, and you will be able to fulfill all your heart's desires there if they were blocked during the earth life.\n\nThe greatest joys here are working with people whom you can respect.  If you can marry one and share a home that is even better.\n\nThe worst is working with people you do not like and/or having work you do not like.  Poor people may have more of these in their lives than those who are more privileged.\n\nLike some others, I say go for what you like, your heart's desire.  It won't always be perfect, but whatever the experience we learn from it, and that is great.  I think it is the whole purpose of life.
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The analogy is invalid because the real choice is "believe a bunch of rediculous stuff or rediculous consequences will happen that you also don't believe"\n\nThere is no choice at all, because belief is not a matter of choice.  It's a matter of finding evidence compelling.  I can not choose to disbelieve in gravity any more than I can choose to believe in leprechauns.  I am not direct control of my beliefs.
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I have two favourites.\n\n1.  "God don't make mistakes.  That's how He got to be God."\n\n2.  "I ain't got nothin' against mankind.  It's people I can't stand."
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I absolutely believe in fate.   I believe it is unchangeable and that things will happen regardless of anything we do to either bring it about or prevent it.
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Yes, along some lines I believe in destiny. I don't think about it as much though; the rest of my life is still a mystery, so I'm not disturbed by it.\n\nIt was destiny that I'd get 2 points from this question, but is it destiny to get 10 points?