RE: Determinism vs Education
October 14, 2021 at 12:57 pm
(This post was last modified: October 14, 2021 at 1:04 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It's probably important to note that fatalism was the underlying context of the majority of gods throughout all of history. Many of them had fates of their own. It can't really be said (correcting the terms for soundness) that if fatalism is true, there can be no god. Fatalism being true would only be an issue for a narrow subset of gods.
If fatalism is only true of human beings, it's a problem for no god's existence, though it may be an issue for the believers religious propositions. Such as having meaningful choices or decisions that effect future outcomes. An easy way to remember the difference between fatalism and determinism might be -
-under determinism, if jane fears she may drown, and stays 1k miles away from any water, that will be the reason she doesn't drown. Under fatalism, if jane is going to drown, no matter how far away from water she stays, no matter what decisions she makes or doesn't..she will..in the end, drown anyway...somehow.
Or, as our boy uhtred puts it...fate is all.
If fatalism is only true of human beings, it's a problem for no god's existence, though it may be an issue for the believers religious propositions. Such as having meaningful choices or decisions that effect future outcomes. An easy way to remember the difference between fatalism and determinism might be -
-under determinism, if jane fears she may drown, and stays 1k miles away from any water, that will be the reason she doesn't drown. Under fatalism, if jane is going to drown, no matter how far away from water she stays, no matter what decisions she makes or doesn't..she will..in the end, drown anyway...somehow.
Or, as our boy uhtred puts it...fate is all.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
