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Old 06-30-2010, 05:51 PM
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Do we control ourselves, or do the circumstances do it for us?
I've been wondering this myself for quite some time and I'm leaning towards the second option - essentially fate.
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I've been wondering this myself for quite some time and I'm leaning towards the second option - essentially fate.
Yeah, but we have to consider also that we can "rebel" against the circumstances, do something completely unexpected from us that comes from our own will. EG, the Down syndrome man who eventually became university teacher.

But then again we would have to determine what led him to decide to go against his fate; and the answers may remain in the circumstances once again...

Hm... Is it a good time to say I don't like the answers I am giving myself right now either?

I mean, this would mean we're "slaves of our surroundings", and not free at all.

EDIT: Now I've just realized, can we decide how the circumstances affect us?
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