1. After watching this video, what ideas do you have about what our Fate vs Freewill unit will be about? What do you think?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Intro
1. After watching this video, what ideas do you have about what our Fate vs Freewill unit will be about? What do you think?
Terms
Fate
A. something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
B. the universal principle or ultimate agency by which the order of things is presumably prescribed; the decreed cause of events; time: Fate decreed that they would never meet again.
C. that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny: Death is our ineluctable fate.
Freewill
A. the apparent human ability to make choices that are not externally determined.
B. the doctrine that the conduct of human beings expresses personal choice and is not simply determined by physical or divine forces.
Fate: A God Problem
"Why is the world ugly when you made it in your image?"
MC Black Thought from The Roots throws down some hard questions for God, basically like "Where ya at, bro?"
2. Can you relate to feelings of: "the world is out to get me today; everything is going wrong; where ya at, God?" Please give an example of when you felt this way:
Freewill: A People Problem
3. Do you think you have enough freedom with your choices that you could actually frustrate a higher power's plans? Please explain your answer.
A Scientific View
While the controversy over Fate and Freewill is often framed in religious terms, there are also scientific ways of describing the issue, such as in this video:
4. Do you agree that everything we think we do freely could just be the result of nature's system and consequences? For instance, you make decisions based on how you feel, but you don't really choose your feelings; rather they are the result of complex processes within your body, mind, and soul.
4. Do you agree that everything we think we do freely could just be the result of nature's system and consequences? For instance, you make decisions based on how you feel, but you don't really choose your feelings; rather they are the result of complex processes within your body, mind, and soul.
Literature I: Oedipus Wrecks
The theme of Fate vs. Freewill has been around for a long time.
The following clip is a short summary of the Greek play Oedipus The King:
Basically, by trying to outsmart the prophecy by sending their son away, Oedipus' parents actually opened the door for their son to fulfill his fate of murdering his father and marrying his mother. Ironically, everything that was done to try and prevent that Fate, actually helped cause it.
5. Do you ever feel like by trying to avoid a particular fate by using your freedom of choice, you actually end up fulfilling it? Please give an example:
The following clip is a short summary of the Greek play Oedipus The King:
Basically, by trying to outsmart the prophecy by sending their son away, Oedipus' parents actually opened the door for their son to fulfill his fate of murdering his father and marrying his mother. Ironically, everything that was done to try and prevent that Fate, actually helped cause it.
5. Do you ever feel like by trying to avoid a particular fate by using your freedom of choice, you actually end up fulfilling it? Please give an example:
Literature II: Star-Crossed Lovers?
Watch the following clip and answer the question underneath:
6. Whether in your own romantic adventures or the lives of others around you, please explain what you think is the role Fate plays in love.
7. Is Fate more important than Freewill when it comes to romantic relationships? Please explain your answer.
6. Whether in your own romantic adventures or the lives of others around you, please explain what you think is the role Fate plays in love.
7. Is Fate more important than Freewill when it comes to romantic relationships? Please explain your answer.
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