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fatalism is a redundant topic of discussion.
First of all, men have free will. If you need proof of this statement, then i suggest you read up on critiques of behaviorist experiments conducted by Watson or Skinner. The obvious conclusion is that no human can be permanently conditioned to do something. I like a quotation from the book Dune by Frank Herbert which goes along like this "The difference between a man and an animal is that if an animal is trapped it will chew off its leg in order to escape. A man, however, will endure the pain of the trap in order to kill the trapper and remove a threat to his kind."
Now that we've established that humans have free will, i'll go on to say that higher orders of nature do not control us (ie gods). If any of you are bored enough to read a few religious texts (Koran by Muhammed, Kitab - i - Aqdas by Baha 'u' llah, Bible, etc), not only does it say there is only one God, but it also states this God does not interfere with the affairs of man.
In conclusion, fatalism is a concept invented by people who do not wish to accept responsibility for their actions.
On a side note, i reccomend reading the Oedipus Greek Tragedy as it contains a lot of fatalist ideas.
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05-03-2002 04:37 PM
You could also make the ULTIMATE decision. Suicide, relgion, o itz all good.
