F... "Everything Happens for a Reason"

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I'll stick with my trusty stand-by:

"Shit Happens"

Whether it's good shit, bad shit, or indifferent shit, shit happens. Does it happen for a reason? Sure. Does it happen because of fate? Sure. As far as I know, I'm along for this roller coaster ride called life, and whatever happens...happens.

UGH.

NO. Shit just happens. Period. That bumper sticker never said anything about fate. It just meant Shit Happens, deal with it. Roll with the punches.

If fate is predetermined, please go outside right now, get in your car, and run over the first police officer you see. If there is a grand master plan for you, and none of your choices matter, then who cares if you run over a police officer? You're going to end up with the same situation, no matter what you choose to do, right?

Better yet, hey guess what, your fate is predetermined! Might as well drink and smoke and eat McDonalds everynight! After all, fate already knows how you're going to die right? So doing all those things won't affect anything. It won't increase your chances of a heart attack, it won't increase your chances of emphysema, it won't increase your chances of lung cancer. Just do whatever you want, your free will has no affect on your fate. How many doctors would say that makes any sense?

F that kind of thinking.

[saden1]

The God Delusion makes perfect sense to me. Just remember kids, everyone is trying to f'you out of your hard earned dollars and God is the friend of scam artists.

p.s. I use to be religious until I started thinking for myself instead of soaking the BS my parents were feeding me.

[BDBohnzie]

I never said a thing about fate being predeterminded, and there being a grand master plan...I think you are clearly looking way too deep into what I said. Ask AMD. I'm a pretty simple guy, with simple intentions, and I try to lead a pretty simple life.

All I'm saying is that whatever floats your boat, however you see the world is fine by me. If you think it's fate, good for you. If you think there's reason behind everything, good for you. If you think you have the worst luck in the world, so be it. All I know is, I stand by my decisions, no matter what, I rarely regret the decisions I make, and I'm just livin' life. L-I-V-I-N'.

My decisions guide me onto the path that's best for me. If it's predetermined, so be it. If it's fate, great. I am in control of my own destiny, as my destiny is best suited by the choices I make. I can either blindly believe that my decisions are already decided for me, or I can throw a goddamn curve ball at life. Either way, I gladly stand behind what I decide.

Everything does happen for a reason. It's each of us that determines what that reason is.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

I never said a thing about fate being predeterminded, and there being a grand master plan...I think you are clearly looking way too deep into what I said. Ask AMD. I'm a pretty simple guy, with simple intentions, and I try to lead a pretty simple life.

All I'm saying is that whatever floats your boat, however you see the world is fine by me. If you think it's fate, good for you. If you think there's reason behind everything, good for you. If you think you have the worst luck in the world, so be it. All I know is, I stand by my decisions, no matter what, I rarely regret the decisions I make, and I'm just livin' life. L-I-V-I-N'.

My decisions guide me onto the path that's best for me. If it's predetermined, so be it. If it's fate, great. I am in control of my own destiny, as my destiny is best suited by the choices I make. I can either blindly believe that my decisions are already decided for me, or I can throw a goddamn curve ball at life. Either way, I gladly stand behind what I decide.

Everything does happen for a reason. It's each of us that determines what that reason is.

OK you confused me. The post I reacted to said "shit happens. Does it happen for a reason? Sure. Does it happen because of fate? Sure."

You clearly said things happened because of fate. Maybe poor choice of words and you were trying to say something like "if you want to think of it as fate, be my guest?"

I'm on the same page now though. You determine your fate based on what you decide to do.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

And now some levity:

[saden1]

I would like to know why a big nail put a fat hole in my cars back tire last week? What's the rational behind that? Perhaps god decided that the guy running the repair shop I went to needed more customers.

Shit happens and god has nothing to do with it. If anything he/she/it is a spectators. And if you believe in the notion of "things happen for a reason" then I'd like to know what your take on fortune cookies and horoscope are.