Fate vs. Responsibility 1

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an interview: Alyx Copley tells us her views on fate

but most of the time people work hard for their future. There aren't necessarily other things controlling the universe, but more like your own decisions and judgement.

Q: SO WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?

A: I fall under the more scientific thinking category; I always need proof in order to believe something, which can be good and bad. The good thing is I always take real facts into consideration, but the bad thing is I can't think creatively or theoretically. ●

Fate: an event or a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future.

Fate is the events that will happen to a person that cannot be changed. For example, being born in the state of Missouri is a fate over which a person has no control. Fate is also viewed as an irresistible power or agency that determines the future. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed, natural order to the universe.

One big consideration in fate is why disaster strikes some people and not others. When calamity strikes the young and the innocent, people wonder why God is being unfair.

It could be easily said that we live in an imperfect world, and adversity is something that needs to be taken into consideration. The Bible says we have no guarantee that we will live to see tomorrow.

I think a better way to explain why disasters strike is the realization of how they fit into the laws of nature. Our world operates under a system of laws that govern the physical realm. These rules apply to things like gravity, motion, fluids, gases, heat, energy, and chemistry.

When people clash with one of these laws of nature, a negative consequence is often the result. Hurricane Katrina was a good example. Parts of the Southern United States were devastated because they came into conflict with the laws that guide thermodynamics. Hurricanes can only form in areas where there is warm water. The heat energy in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the storm that devastated the city of New Orleans. A land-locked state like Nebraska never has been hit by a hurricane.

The residents of Omaha are not necessarily better people than the residents of New Orleans. The primary difference in the fate of these two cities is their geographical layout.

A difficult issue concerning fate is the question of why bad things happen to people. Because there is no definitive answer for this quandary, people don't dwell on the issue.

The greater dilemma is people being resigned to a certain fate. Once people become conscious of the difficulties of overcoming obstacles, they often reach a point at which they cease trying to achieve their goals.

Just because the odds are stacked against you, doesn't mean you should quit. Some people who have a problem with weight control use their low metabolism as an excuse to eat themselves into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Both my friend Terry and I have to overcome hindrances to accomplish our work here at Rapture Ready. Terry is blind, and I am a terrible speller. My partner is able to work by using a program called JAWS. It reads information on his screen by using synthesized speech. I'm able to press forward by utilizing a Microsoft feature call spell check. We both have a second line of defense called Angie - our editor.

We are never prisoner of our own fate. Some things are beyond our power to change. But because life is full of options, we can use our resources to realize our objectives.

Q: Why do you not believe in fate?

A: My thought process takes a more scientific route, and since there is no actual proof of fate, I just don't believe. However, I do believe in one kind of fate-one you set yourself.

Q: DO YOU BELIEVE IN SOME OTHER FORCE CONTROLLING THE UNIVERSE?

a: I believe that you follow the course that you set out for yourself. Every now and then there's luck or coincidences timeselves. I don't think that there are

Macbeth and fate: played out

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