galmando
Super Freak
I was thinking the other day of the saying 'everything happens for a reason'
Often used to soften the impact of a terrible event or provide hope of some sort, and in that context it's suggesting that there is some sort of destiny or fate. Something I don't believe in.
However, the statement is technically correct in that everything does happen for a reason. Simple example;
The ice has melted, what was the reason? It got warm, what was the reason for that? The room was cold so the heating was turned up, what was the reason for the room being cold? etc etc and so on and so on until the very beginning of the known universe
And that got me thinking, the universe appears to work on the basis of cause and effect. Action/re-action.
Living organisms are part of the universe and form from the same matter re-arranged into different structures/compounds, but are we not fundementally also bound by cause and effect.
is every action or event that we experience not the result/re-action to a previous initial event, and by that standard, are we really in control of our actions?
Our thoughts and feelings all stem from electrical signals or impulses, these energies are still bound by the laws of physics, they act re-actively.
It's possible that I have too much spare time on my hands, but it's an interesting thought. But then did i have any control in thinking it?
Often used to soften the impact of a terrible event or provide hope of some sort, and in that context it's suggesting that there is some sort of destiny or fate. Something I don't believe in.
However, the statement is technically correct in that everything does happen for a reason. Simple example;
The ice has melted, what was the reason? It got warm, what was the reason for that? The room was cold so the heating was turned up, what was the reason for the room being cold? etc etc and so on and so on until the very beginning of the known universe
And that got me thinking, the universe appears to work on the basis of cause and effect. Action/re-action.
Living organisms are part of the universe and form from the same matter re-arranged into different structures/compounds, but are we not fundementally also bound by cause and effect.
is every action or event that we experience not the result/re-action to a previous initial event, and by that standard, are we really in control of our actions?
Our thoughts and feelings all stem from electrical signals or impulses, these energies are still bound by the laws of physics, they act re-actively.
It's possible that I have too much spare time on my hands, but it's an interesting thought. But then did i have any control in thinking it?
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