i believe in God in a Christian sense (i
am a Christian, after all), and i also understand that our emotions/decisions are caused by chemical reactions in our bodies and brains. this is obvious when you think how drugs can affect your emotions and your "soul" can't force you to act in a rational way.
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So it is kind of destiny, because it is possible to calculate what you are going to do but you don't know it...
That's what i call destiny.
i used to wonder about this. it makes sense though. there's nothing you can do about it -- if you try to act differently because of this knowledge, your acquisition of this knowledge could be factored into the calculation and (theoretically) you would not have actively made any difference to your future.
some people have issues with the biblical idea of "predestination" -- that we who are predestined to be Christians are the only ones who will ever be Christians. this "programmed destiny" idea makes sense and fairness of this.
that leads to one thing i don't like about the movie "deja vu": spoiler warning! don't read if you don't want to know anything about the ending of the movie DEJA VU!
all the signs that he interfered with the past are there -- his blood everwhere, the crashed ambulance, etc. the movie adhered to this idea for a little while when he caused the past death of his partner. there is no reason/stimulus/factor that can cause him to succeed this time, however, when the first time round all these changes were still there but the ferry STILL blew up, she STILL died, she STILL lost a finger.
no more spoilers!
julz
