Comment by datadrivenangel

Comment by datadrivenangel 8 months ago

2 replies

Circumstances and luck are hugely important, but you have agency even if you don't have full control.

Any of us could get hit by a meteor or drop dead at any minute, but working harder towards goals in aggregate moves us towards those goals, so I don't understand how this logic works?

amanaplanacanal 8 months ago

That's assuming that free will actually exists, which is an open question at this point.

  • lazide 8 months ago

    By ‘at this point’ you mean since humans started pondering the meaning of existence, right?