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  • Essay / Fate vs. Free Will - 864

    There are many philosophical debates about countless things. One of the big debates is whether humans perform actions through free will, or is each action performed part of a larger whole? Are all human beings victims of what we call destiny? Which side is right is obviously up for debate. Both sides of this never-ending debate provide excellent arguments about whether or not humans are free to choose their own actions, but in this Super-Bowl of all debates, only one team can prevail. Yes, human beings act freely, but that does not mean that destiny is non-existent. This simply means that fate plays a much lesser role and is not quite as people interpret it. Many believe that everything that happens to a person is already predetermined by a higher power, but the validity of their position depends on the actual existence of a higher power, a "creator" of everyone's destiny. The attempt to prove this existence lasted thousands of years without success and showed no real signs of improvement. The position I take is on the side that argues for free will, and I will not budge unless the opposing side can prove to the world that this "creator" exists. The Bhagavad Gita, a follower of Hinduism, wrote that "You have control only over the performance of your respective duty, but no control or claim over the results. The fruits of labor should not be your motivation, and you should never be inactive. Today, every religion has different beliefs. Some types of Christianity believe in predestination, but other forms of Christianity contradict this belief because they believe that God created them to be able to act with their free will. referee. Like the Bhagavad Gita, some people might say that even if you are able to make a decision... in the middle of a sheet... that God gave to Moses in the Bible Their god wants them to live. according to these commandments, but the interpretation of these commandments is up to man If all men lived their lives according to the way their higher power would have us live, humanity would prosper. However, free will allows men to. make their own decisions, and many individuals make greedy decisions. This leads to corruption, which harms the growth of humanity. The existence of a higher power still remains a mystery and may remain so forever. If there is a higher power, it does not make our decisions for us, but rather looks at us and hopes that we make the decisions that it directs us toward. Human beings live their lives free to make whatever decisions they please. Until a higher power shows itself to man and tells us that every part of our lives is dictated, I will refuse to believe that the god of our world is a dictator..