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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 #209076 - 01/16/13 03:53 AM Determinism   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Exactly what is this, please? #209078 - 01/16/13 04:32 AM Re: Determinism [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 A fancy modern sciencey retelling of an old word: fatalism. but I would say that, wouldn't I, given the existing conditions...? #209079 - 01/16/13 07:35 AM Re: Determinism [Re: maverick]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Originally Posted By: maverick A fancy modern sciencey retelling of an old word: fatalism. but I would say that, wouldn't I, given the existing conditions...? Ah but remember, Maverick, you only think in terms of a purposeless existence. But Lo, with the Big Bang came purpose. We might not know our purpose. How could we? We are only deterministic. But think about it. Whatever the Big Bang was all about... that is our purpose. #209087 - 01/16/13 05:32 PM Re: Determinism [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,915 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,915 Land of the Flat Water Fatalism? Can you be more specific, please. Last edited by LukeJavan8; 01/16/13 05:33 PM. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #209090 - 01/16/13 06:19 PM Re: Determinism [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Good info for both at Wikipedia. formerly known as etaoin... #209091 - 01/16/13 06:31 PM Re: Determinism [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,915 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,915 Land of the Flat Water I see. Thanks. Some study is needed on my part. Appreciate it. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #209092 - 01/16/13 07:44 PM Re: Determinism [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Good info for both at Wikipedia. see esp. fatalism for a contrast of determinism, fatalism and predeterminism. #209094 - 01/16/13 09:56 PM Re: the preterite & the elect [Re: tsuwm]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Sheep go to heaven and goats go to hell. Ceci n'est pas un seing. #209098 - 01/17/13 12:21 AM Re: Determinism [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague "Determinism often is taken to mean simply causal determinism, which in physics is the idea known as cause-and-effect. It is the concept that events within a given paradigm are bound by causality in such a way that any state (of an object or event) is completely determined by prior states." My at one time 17 year old son tried to convince me that as soon as all data about everything would be known and collected we would be able to completely control the course of events. He was quite certain this would happen. I don't know, they still can't get the weather forcast totally right. #209099 - 01/17/13 12:51 AM Re: Determinism [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: BranShea My at one time 17 year old son tried to convince me that as soon as all data about everything would be known and collected we would be able to completely control the course of events. He was quite certain this would happen. I don't know, they still can't get the weather forcast totally right. 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