I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
Its all just smoke and mirrors
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quote:If they can exist together at once, then surly every choice that you make through 'free choice' has actually already been made for you
Originally posted by DeepSoulSheep:
But I also feel that I have free will and choice to do whatever I want, that my future is not written out in front of me.
My question is...do these 2 ideas contradict each other. Can destiny and free choice exist together at once?
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I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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I live in a world of infinite possibilities.
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Trippie Hippie- Monty Dons secret love child
Fly like a mouse, run like a pillow, be the small book case.
"Last night i met some pixies and we danced around a stone".
Because dressing up is fun.
Magnus... pay it forward
she who sees from up high smiles
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quote:So is free will just something our brains make up anyway?
A few years ago, Benjamin Libet conducted a series of experiments on the experience of choosing and deciding. While brain and nerve impulses were being monitored, subjects were asked to make some trivial choice – e.g., to move a finger up or down and to report the moment of decision-making. What Libet found is that the nerve impulse from the brain to the finger was on its way before subjects reported having made the choice. Now, the difference is not much – on the order of half a second – but since nerve impulses propagate at finite maximum speeds, once the impulse to move the finger one way or the other is on the way, it appears that no later decision can derail it nor can the finger’s movement depend upon the later decision.
"Moo," said the happy cow.
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
quote:I totally agree with Daz.. The Celestine Prophecy totally changed my life a few years ago-- i taught me that everything happens for a reason, call it fate if you will, but it also points to the fact that you also have a huge responsiblity to act on the messages that you recive from life.. for example have you ever seen a person that you haven't seen for ages several times over the course of a few weeks, or see a stranger on multiple occasions that you actually notice them, the book says that they have a message for you, the next part of the puzzle so to speak. It is up to us to be open enough to recieve the intended information - it also helps to define character traits that oppress true and full learning in each life led and so much more. I believe in reincarnation so this sort of stuff really hits me deep. Anyway - whilst practising the lessons I learnt in the book years ago - I was really happy things in my life were going really well.. over the years, getting messy took over my life and I forgot the lessons. Recently I have felt like I've had a black cloud over my head, sunshine all around that I could enjoy - but right over my head - teeny black cloud.. I have not felt happy at the end of the day - deep down inside..call it dissatifaction or summat..
Originally posted by Daz:
An interesting book on this subject is THE CELESTINE PROPHESIES.
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quote:Let's go back to quantum mechanics for a sec. Shroediger (sp?) (some dead physicist) once said that on a subatomic scale, all possibilties HAVE occurred until an observer witnesses an actual outcome.
Originally posted by [Josh]:
Are you an observer or are you an actor?
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