1. Pécs, the city of Mediterranean moods:
Is it? Is it Mediterranean? Raining all day? Soooo Mediterranean, thanks! Also: what can I do with my Mediterranean mood when it's cold... Again. It's just... they forgot to send us global warming. That's it.
2. Is there such a thing like 'semi-waterproof shoe'?
'Semi' means half. So half of it is waterproof, half isn't. Maybe the left is, the right isn't. Or the half of both. Or they are waterproof when they're not in contact with water. That's it.
3. Which was the first: the tuning-fork, or the fork?
I think it was the fork. Because: why would we call the other one 'fork' if we don't know what a fork is?
4. Which was the first: the chicken or the egg?
No idea.
5. What's the aim of the life?
Good question, thanks for asking!
6. Is there such a thing like 'predestination'?
I don't believe in predestination, but that's just my opinion. The next paragraphs will be about my beliefs and thoughts. I don't want to repeat 'it's my opinion', but imagine that I do.
I think about life as a gift. We got our lives from God, who said: 'Chris, it's your life. Do whatever you want with it, but we'll talk again, soon.' God gave us the life with one rule: if we do something, we have to face the consequences. I can steal, I can lie, but there will be consequences. Not a big thunderbolt, which hits me every time I do something wrong. But the natural consequences of stealing or lying or whatever I do.
If there would be predestination, than, no matter what I do, I'll be hit by a car by the age of 25. Maybe. There's no way to escape. Than God is a cruel person, who plays with us. No matter what I do, no matter who I'll become, there will be that car, that time, me, and a drunk driver, and I'll be hit. Then where's my free will?
OK, let's say free will and predestination can exist side by side. Than imagine this situation:
Basic situation: It's predestination.
I'm 25, crossing the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly a drunk driver hits me with a Suzuki at a speed of 93 km/hs. Let's say I die. (It's a bit... ok, it's not good to think about it, I think I won't go anywhere near to Árkád in the next 5 years! :) )
Situation variation no. 1: It's free will.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a drunk driver driving a Suzuki at a speed of 93 km/hs. I don't cross the road, it's my choice, I won't die.
Situation variation no. 2: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. I.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a driver driving a Toyota Celica at a speed of 50 km/hs. He hasn't drink a drop of alcohol in his whole life, has a house, beautiful kids, wife, job, nice cars. He's not drunk at all. Just a usual rule-liker citizen. I decide to cross the road. He hits me, I get to the hospital.
Situation variation no. 3: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. II.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a driver driving a Toyota Celica at a speed of 50 km/hs. He hasn't drink a drop of alcohol in his whole life, has a house, kids, beautiful wife, job, nice cars. He's not drunk at all. Just a usual rule-liker citizen. I decide to wait for the green. No one dies. No one goes to hospital.
Situation variation no. 4: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. III.
I'm 25, and decide to stay at home for the day.
Situation variation no. 5: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. IV.
I'm 25, crossing the road between Árkád and Konzum, and no one's on the road. The man stayed at home with his kids.
...
So if I have free will, then there are a bunch of chances. Of course when any of this would happen than we could say 'It's Destiny' but there's not a thing like destiny. My destiny is to chose a way of life.
God doesn't say that 'These are the ways, this is the end. You can chose how to live, but the end is always the same...'. If it would be like this, then what about the children who die at a young age? Or (sorry) before they born? Or what about the suicides?
Yep, it took a deep and serious turn, sorry. But that's all my opinion about the topic. Of course if we say that God doesn't exist at all, then the whole predestination thing is nonsense. Then who would write our destiny if God doesn't exist?
Is it? Is it Mediterranean? Raining all day? Soooo Mediterranean, thanks! Also: what can I do with my Mediterranean mood when it's cold... Again. It's just... they forgot to send us global warming. That's it.
2. Is there such a thing like 'semi-waterproof shoe'?
'Semi' means half. So half of it is waterproof, half isn't. Maybe the left is, the right isn't. Or the half of both. Or they are waterproof when they're not in contact with water. That's it.
3. Which was the first: the tuning-fork, or the fork?
I think it was the fork. Because: why would we call the other one 'fork' if we don't know what a fork is?
4. Which was the first: the chicken or the egg?
No idea.
5. What's the aim of the life?
Good question, thanks for asking!
6. Is there such a thing like 'predestination'?
I don't believe in predestination, but that's just my opinion. The next paragraphs will be about my beliefs and thoughts. I don't want to repeat 'it's my opinion', but imagine that I do.
I think about life as a gift. We got our lives from God, who said: 'Chris, it's your life. Do whatever you want with it, but we'll talk again, soon.' God gave us the life with one rule: if we do something, we have to face the consequences. I can steal, I can lie, but there will be consequences. Not a big thunderbolt, which hits me every time I do something wrong. But the natural consequences of stealing or lying or whatever I do.
If there would be predestination, than, no matter what I do, I'll be hit by a car by the age of 25. Maybe. There's no way to escape. Than God is a cruel person, who plays with us. No matter what I do, no matter who I'll become, there will be that car, that time, me, and a drunk driver, and I'll be hit. Then where's my free will?
OK, let's say free will and predestination can exist side by side. Than imagine this situation:
Basic situation: It's predestination.
I'm 25, crossing the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly a drunk driver hits me with a Suzuki at a speed of 93 km/hs. Let's say I die. (It's a bit... ok, it's not good to think about it, I think I won't go anywhere near to Árkád in the next 5 years! :) )
Situation variation no. 1: It's free will.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a drunk driver driving a Suzuki at a speed of 93 km/hs. I don't cross the road, it's my choice, I won't die.
Situation variation no. 2: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. I.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a driver driving a Toyota Celica at a speed of 50 km/hs. He hasn't drink a drop of alcohol in his whole life, has a house, beautiful kids, wife, job, nice cars. He's not drunk at all. Just a usual rule-liker citizen. I decide to cross the road. He hits me, I get to the hospital.
Situation variation no. 3: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. II.
I'm 25, want to cross the road between Árkád and Konzum, suddenly I see a driver driving a Toyota Celica at a speed of 50 km/hs. He hasn't drink a drop of alcohol in his whole life, has a house, kids, beautiful wife, job, nice cars. He's not drunk at all. Just a usual rule-liker citizen. I decide to wait for the green. No one dies. No one goes to hospital.
Situation variation no. 4: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. III.
I'm 25, and decide to stay at home for the day.
Situation variation no. 5: It's the mixture of numerous free wills. IV.
I'm 25, crossing the road between Árkád and Konzum, and no one's on the road. The man stayed at home with his kids.
...
So if I have free will, then there are a bunch of chances. Of course when any of this would happen than we could say 'It's Destiny' but there's not a thing like destiny. My destiny is to chose a way of life.
God doesn't say that 'These are the ways, this is the end. You can chose how to live, but the end is always the same...'. If it would be like this, then what about the children who die at a young age? Or (sorry) before they born? Or what about the suicides?
Yep, it took a deep and serious turn, sorry. But that's all my opinion about the topic. Of course if we say that God doesn't exist at all, then the whole predestination thing is nonsense. Then who would write our destiny if God doesn't exist?
Well, thanks for reading this one, it was a bit long, but... long... Yep.
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Variation no 6. (Verification of Chris's circumlocution)
ReplyDeleteWhen I got about at the half of this post (which seemed a pile of ...at that time) I was just about to quit reading.(Sorry, Chris.) But for some reason -perhaps for the freedom of will- I went on reading, and at the end I had to make an acknowledgement. You have a point. Congratulations! You made me thinking of it (certainly not about the chicken and the egg), and by this fact your theory proved to be correct. If I had decided not to finish reading, probably I wouldn't have had a reason for writing this comment. (Of which I ought to write more and more as we only have a few days till blog evaluation.)
ps: How many years are you blogging per day?
Dear Chris!
ReplyDeleteI imagine 'predestination' in another way. Let me share with you my thoughts. 8-)
In My Opinion there are more ways of life, from which we can choose. Every way has a determined ending (so it's predestination), but you have to choose from them (it's your free will).
In my way of thinking these two things (free will and predestination) can exist together, in perfect harmony.
I think we should talk about it once. ;-)
Have a Nice Evening!
Dóry8-)