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Do you believe in fate and destiny?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    The Bible clearly shows that the choices we make will alter our destiny. For example, God appeals to wrongdoers, saying: “Turn back, please, every one from his bad way and from the badness of your dealings . . . that I may not cause calamity to you.” (Jeremiah 25:5, 6) This appeal would be pointless if God had already fixed each individual’s destiny. Moreover, God’s Word states: “Repent, therefore, and turn around so as to get your sins blotted out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the person of Jehovah.” (Acts 3:19) Why would Jehovah ask people to repent and turn around if he knew beforehand that they could do absolutely nothing to change their destiny. Therefore, we are reminded in the scriptures, when it comes to fate or destiny that what accounts for many seemingly unexplainable things that occur

    Ecclesiates 9:11: “Time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all.” (Thus, not due to any foreseeing of a person’s life, but due to chance he may become a victim of unfortunate circumstances.)

    Source(s): Watchtower Journal - www.JW.org
  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    Yes, I believe in destiny but we can change it.

    For example,all of us humans are born spiritually dead in our trespasses and sins due to our old Adamic sin nature inherent in us from Adam's genes we are born cut off from God into Satan's kingdom of darkness and on our way to our destiny in hell - right from birth.

    But if we will take advantage of Christ's offer of salvation, repent of our sins and get born again as He commanded (John 3:3) of water and Spirit (John 3:5), then God will deliver us OUT OF Satan's kingdom of darkness which we were born into through Adam's sin and translate us INTO the kingdom of the Son of His love. (Colossians 1:13).

    So I believe our destiny need not come to pass if we take every opportunity to change it with Christ's help.

  • 6 years ago

    yes some things come right down to fate, and some to destiny, both can be changed.

  • 6 years ago

    Every moment of Universal existence already exists!

    Here! Now!

    Not a single moment can ever be changed, can not ever be 'otherwise'!

    'Time' exists in the imagination.

    Here! Now!

    Every moment of existence exists Now!

    "The Laws of Nature are not rules controlling the metamorphosis of what is, into what will be. They are descriptions of patterns that exist, all at once... " - Genius; the Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    All 'eternity' at once; Now!!

    There is only one moment (Planck moment = 10^-43/sec; "almost" one billion trillion trillion trillionths of a second!!!) of the entirety of existence/Reality/the Universe!

    All existence, ever, is one, literally, 'timeless' moment!

    Now!

    "Reality is a synchrony of moments!" - Book of Fudd

    All moments are perceived Here! Now!

    Even the imaginary 'future' and the mnemonic 'past', all perceived Here! Now!

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    There is no fate but what we make. That's why i saved humanity from time traveling robots that look like Austrian bodybuilders on steroids that now look like potato sacks leaking pig fat.

  • 6 years ago

    Honestly I'm not sure

  • ?
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    No, both are completely irrational concepts.

    Source(s): Antitheist
  • 6 years ago

    In what sense? Mystical woo woo sense? no.

  • 6 years ago

    no they do not exist

  • 6 years ago

    no

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