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Originally posted by brightlee at 2005-5-9 07:50 PM:
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do u believe this articles and just copy and Paste this articles?- W4 Q& l& L6 O

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- I3 `% y6 G& z' S5 P( Lhey Brightlee bro...be nice....
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( r2 Q2 F* p* @- E6 z4 \% _* V6 KI am more interested in the motivation behind the question...will the answer change the way we go about life?
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3 x! L6 i5 j5 v3 ^; s1 l/ `) X# W3 Scanarios:
8 i" U; V7 m4 A! w# dA) Life is pre-destined (representing worldview/religion: Hinduism/some form of Buddhism and existential philosophies)6 Z9 m) V& m8 e! |) N# }
- Anyone who has some knowledge of kinetics can never deined the intellegence design behind our physical body. The two major thoughts in this type are ultra-Calvinism in Christianity and Hinduism. it's like you don't even choose anything...everything is 'programmed' and you just follow what's supposed to happen. We are in essence, robots.
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" m0 Z2 Q, X: h: qB) Life is a mix of pre-destination and total self-control (representating worldview/religion: Evangelical Christianity, Zen and most New Age religions, and humanistic beliefs, post-modern thoughts) Most of us probably fall into this catagory. We do believe in some sort of super Being but also trust that we have some say in our life. The Being may control our destiny, but not what I have for dinner. We do want to choose and have our ways in major decisions in life (getting good grades at school/great job offer) but we also know we need help in achieving them. That's why we claim to be in control and yet go to temples for incense burning.
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0 W3 I6 d5 I0 b/ f+ x5 |C) Life is total self-control (representating worldview/religion: atheism, modernism in particularly during the golden ages of the 1960s-80s, and Stalin/Mao's way of communism (not Fidel Castro's in Cuba))/ f$ W; W6 y2 e; ?$ \9 i3 f
-Frankly, I doubt if anyone is a purist in this catagory. Almost most people believe in some form of Being that's beyond their own control ($, fate, relationships). In fact if you are reading this post in the forum, you believe in some form of communal relationship in life. (otherwise you would be a sojourner on your own) It will be very sad if someone genuinely believes in total self-control of life. He/she would be very lonely and sad deep within.
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. k; d& ]1 x  N- m; [. Z5 SMy 2 cents is this: There's no right/wrong in the views above. But do we know where we really are and is our behavior in life consistent with what we claim to believe? ( I have seen  so called 'atheist' go do palm-reading, etc.) A deeper level here is to understand what events/people in your life contribute to your beliefs today. That's the key to a more content life, despite the fact that we'll all die someday.
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Does it make a difference if we know our journey (at least a chunk of it) is 'programmed' by someone/something? We'll still work hard for our exams/jobs. We'll still strive for excellence in our relationship with others. We'll still go on vacations in exotic places. Why? Because no one knows the entire picture of life...and that's the beauty of living.
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My apology for the long sharing...hope it will stir up some thoughts.