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You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

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(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

Since existence is not a predicate, it stands to reason you have no control over when you are born, since there is no "you" until birth.

It works the other way as well. You don't "pass away". When you die there is no longer a "you" to talk about. There is a body, and survivors, and an estate.

Ahriman · November 12, 2022 at 1:07 pm

Free will doesn't work the way most people think it does. There are many times more factors beyond your control than there are factors within your control.

**BrianSoddingBoru4**

(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

No.

Boru

**Jackalope** · November 12, 2022 at 1:25 pm

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Anomalocaris · (This post was last modified: November 12, 2022 at 1:33 pm by Anomalocaris.)

(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

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You seem to have no control over your thoughts either.

**Nay_Sayer** · November 12, 2022 at 3:31 pm

Actually, I can control time, I can slow it down. I just need a waiting room and magazines a year out of date and I can turn 20 minutes into what feels like 2 hours

Angrboda · November 12, 2022 at 5:54 pm

(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

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That's not at all true. Approaching 60, I am entering one of the most vibrant periods of my life. Admittedly, 40 years of chronic depression dimmed much of the rest, but you're never too old.

Angrboda · November 12, 2022 at 5:56 pm

(November 12, 2022 at 1:07 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Free will doesn't work the way most people think it does. There are many times more factors beyond your control than there are factors within your control.

Relevance and criticality are more important than number. If my hand is on the switch of your electric chair, it matters not the multitude of other factors.

**BrianSoddingBoru4** · November 12, 2022 at 6:39 pm

(November 12, 2022 at 1:32 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

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You seem to have no control over your thoughts either.

I have enough control to function as an administrator on this website. Keep that in mind.

Boru

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