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Existentialism is "A philosophical theory or approach that Emphasizes the Existence of the Individual Person as a Free and Responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Generally taken to originate with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Existentialism to be atheistic (although there is a strand of Christian existentialism deriving from the work of Kierkegaard), to disparage scientific knowledge, and to deny the existence of objective values, stressing instead the reality and significance of Human Freedom and Experience. The Approach was developed chiefly in 20th-century Europe, notably by Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir." (Quoted from My Macintosh Dictionary).
Otherwise, whether the Future is Unchangeable or not, I do believe that Humans, in accordance to their Nature, are somewhat Limited to certain types of Reactions and Counter Reactions to any given Situation. Humans just can't help being what we are, with our likes and dislikes, our flaws and qualities, each of us like a cobweb, in a Giant Machine that will Ultimately (Possibly?) Yield the same End Result... An Inevitable Chain Reaction... And Even Luck can't Change the course of our Collective Destiny, because it too is Ruled by Our Natures (or basically Existentialism)...
However, if Humans are given a chance to know what will happen according to which course of action we take, obviously our behaviour will be altered by this knowledge, but, sadly here again our Nature still intervenes with our now more highly informed Descisions... So even here Exitantialism rules the Fate of the Individual and on a larger scale also the Worlds Fate. However, I Personally believe that Worlds Fate is more strongly determined by who is pulling the strings in the Back Drop of Our World, basically by one or several "Grand Architects"*... So, Possibly Depending on who this is or if no one has that Power, The Future would not Necessarily be Firmly Predetermined...
Furthermore, I would like to add that beyond what Plato gives us as the proof of Existance "I think Therefor I am", from an Existentialistic Perspective do we Truly have Free Will? Or worse do we Truly Think?!? Are we basically Slaves to our Nature, and how it Reacts according to it's Context which is Determined by other Individuals in our Society.
Otherwise you can also derive that Voodoo/Magic and Social Brainwashing can puppet our Context and our Lives, and are also ruled by the Principals of Exitantialism, and when confronted to them, especially Voodoo/Magic, whether being a Free Thinker is possible or not, in this Context is even Harder... It's even Impossible in some cases...
I know it's Sad, but we may not actually have True Free Will, just an Intricate Illusion that we do...
So,
"I think therefor I am" (Plato)
But do I have Free Will?
Or is it just cause & effect,
all in his plan so Perfect..."
By Me (Astrid Constant)
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Existentialism is "A philosophical theory or approach that Emphasizes the Existence of the Individual Person as a Free and Responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Generally taken to originate with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Existentialism to be atheistic (although there is a strand of Christian existentialism deriving from the work of Kierkegaard), to disparage scientific knowledge, and to deny the existence of objective values, stressing instead the reality and significance of Human Freedom and Experience. The Approach was developed chiefly in 20th-century Europe, notably by Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir." (Quoted from My Macintosh Dictionary).
Otherwise, whether the Future is Unchangeable or not, I do believe that Humans, in accordance to their Nature, are somewhat Limited to certain types of Reactions and Counter Reactions to any given Situation. Humans just can't help being what we are, with our likes and dislikes, our flaws and qualities, each of us like a cobweb, in a Giant Machine that will Ultimately (Possibly?) Yield the same End Result... An Inevitable Chain Reaction... And Even Luck can't Change the course of our Collective Destiny, because it too is Ruled by Our Natures (or basically Existentialism)...
However, if Humans are given a chance to know what will happen according to which course of action we take, obviously our behaviour will be altered by this knowledge, but, sadly here again our Nature still intervenes with our now more highly informed Descisions... So even here Exitantialism rules the Fate of the Individual and on a larger scale also the Worlds Fate. However, I Personally believe that Worlds Fate is more strongly determined by who is pulling the strings in the Back Drop of Our World, basically by one or several "Grand Architects"*... So, Possibly Depending on who this is or if no one has that Power, The Future would not Necessarily be Firmly Predetermined...
Furthermore, I would like to add that beyond what Plato gives us as the proof of Existance "I think Therefor I am", from an Existentialistic Perspective do we Truly have Free Will? Or worse do we Truly Think?!? Are we basically Slaves to our Nature, and how it Reacts according to it's Context which is Determined by other Individuals in our Society.
Otherwise you can also derive that Voodoo/Magic and Social Brainwashing can puppet our Context and our Lives, and are also ruled by the Principals of Exitantialism, and when confronted to them, especially Voodoo/Magic, whether being a Free Thinker is possible or not, in this Context is even Harder... It's even Impossible in some cases...
I know it's Sad, but we may not actually have True Free Will, just an Intricate Illusion that we do...
So,
"I think therefor I am" (Plato)
But do I have Free Will?
Or is it just cause & effect,
all in his plan so Perfect..."
By Me (Astrid Constant)
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