A Collection of Thoughts on Classic Literature by the students of the 2016-2017 UM Honors Program.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Chance.
I agree with Lady Philosophy in chapter V when she says, “If chance is defined as an outcome of random influence, produced by no sequence of causes, I am sure there is no such thing as chance.” I believe that everything is not by chance, but by fate. That what happens in the future is set and will come to pass. Every event follows its set course because it is predetermined from the start. The future is not randomized but has an order of steps in line. One event follows another because that is its turn. When they were talking about foreseeing, possibly foreseeing the future causes one to act upon it to make the true future event occur. For example, a man sees himself with a great amount of wealth in the future, he takes every opportunity to make money. However in doing so, he works himself to death. There was death in his future, but for that to occur he had to see himself in a different position in life so he would work towards it. There was never going to be a moment of great wealth in his life. But by seeing it he caused his true future event to occur. It wasn’t by chance that he died, it was his future.
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