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Lord_Botond t1_je1yt8a wrote

Reply to Your life was already destined to be the way it is. You act thinking you have free will when everything was already predestined by LovelyLeaf4

Well... Its not so much.. Well.. Some people think that if we know the position and velocity of every single atom in a single point in time, we could calculate the whole timeline of the future. While it would be impossible to know if this is true, even if it was and theerotically we calculated the future, it would account for the decision of every person, because decisions do make a difference, even if we could alredy know what that difference will be.

But this isnt widely accepted, and is just a theory, and there is no way to validify it

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DarkerThanAzure t1_je1y5o7 wrote

Reply to When you press the gas pedal, the car accelerates. When you press the brake pedal, the car accelerates. by noopenusernames

For anyone confused, acceleration is defined as any change in velocity over time. Velocity takes into account both speed and direction. A change in velocity can be either be speeding up (gas pedal), slowing down (brake pedal), or changing direction (steering wheel). Hence, all three are a form of acceleration.

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yodog5 t1_je1xiet wrote

Reply to comment by Apprehensive_Fuel873 in The reason you were born is to be productive & exploited your whole life, as a reward you're sold freedom in years that you wouldn't be a productive worker anyway. by KHUSTOM

A fetus cannot have a choice at existence unfortunately, so it's a bit of an absurd argument.

However, there's definitely the expectation that parents care for their children, and I'm sorry if you didn't have that support. I don't know if you're just posing the argument or you're actually in this situation, but if you are, here's some advice that helped someone I know who was in this position.

While it can be difficult as an adult, I think it would be beneficial to find a support system, through clubs or whatever you enjoy. Even an online forum if you don't want to go out. Everyone needs some support!

Support helps with personal responsibility, so while it may be on you to pave the way of your existence, surrounding yourself with people that you can share your life with can help you bear that burdon.

Take as much money as you can and invest; not just for retirement, but also in yourself! Make sure there's something you do every day that brings you some sense of personal accomplishment or happiness. Pets can help a lot too!

And finally, talk to a doctor if you haven't. You don't even have to go to a psychiatrist these days for medication that can provide you with the tools you need to succeed and be happy! It's as simple as 10 questions on a form at your family doc. Once brains are damaged (physically or just wired wrong), it can be impossible to fix it on your own, since they directly control YOU. Look no further than glioblastoma patients being told to touch their nose, and instead reaching out into empty space and thinking they succeeded (video upon request). So don't be afraid to talk to your doc about it, there's no shame.

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Enorats t1_je1sw7r wrote

Reply to We're assured that qualifications are essential, but none of the very richest people got their wealth from theirs by pufballcat

It is indeed essential that you are capable of performing the job I need done if you want me to hire you to do the job I need done.

If you want to go start your own business, then by all means. You don't need to prove to yourself that you're capable. You probably will have to prove to your customers and business partners that you are though.

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