(June 27, 2013 at 5:48 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(June 27, 2013 at 5:42 pm)sarcasticgeographer Wrote: I was concerned about the lesion, but a friend of mine told me, "What will happen, will happen." In essence, negating my anxiety with fate. I HATE these kind of statements, since they are vague and vacuous.
It's entirely possible that what your friend was trying to say something more along the lines of "don't needlessly worry about something you have no control over", which seems like good advice to me, regardless of your feelings regarding predetermination.
Interesting point. I did not consider that and thank you for the objective view point.