The belief that if one knew absolutely every single thing there is to know about the present, than that person could predict with perfect accuracy every single event that would happen in the future. This is based off the idea of cause and affect, and the structured and unchanging laws of physics. Simply put, determinism = fate.
This is often related to theology in that unless by some unknown means time has existed for all eternity, something had to have started existence. Has all matter simply been here forever, with no beginning? That's a pretty hard to believe theory, if you think about it. Something HAD to have started the universe somewhere, sometime. And with the first single event that started the chain reaction that is time, the fate of everything that has and will ever happen has already been written. But then brings the question, from where did the creator of time and space come from? But meh, these are things we will probably never know, I think you get my point anyway.
This is often related to theology in that unless by some unknown means time has existed for all eternity, something had to have started existence. Has all matter simply been here forever, with no beginning? That's a pretty hard to believe theory, if you think about it. Something HAD to have started the universe somewhere, sometime. And with the first single event that started the chain reaction that is time, the fate of everything that has and will ever happen has already been written. But then brings the question, from where did the creator of time and space come from? But meh, these are things we will probably never know, I think you get my point anyway.
Example of determinism-
Knowing the velocity, direction, wind speed, and exactly every other factor effecting a rocket, you can predict perfectly where it will land. Why couldn't you? The same goes for absolutely anything else in the world. If you knew absolutely every factor effecting a situation, you could perfectly its outcome with complete accuracy.
Knowing the velocity, direction, wind speed, and exactly every other factor effecting a rocket, you can predict perfectly where it will land. Why couldn't you? The same goes for absolutely anything else in the world. If you knew absolutely every factor effecting a situation, you could perfectly its outcome with complete accuracy.
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Get the Determinism mug.OH! OOOOOH!! I FIGURED IT OUT!!! THE ATHEISTS! I FIGURED OUT WHY THEY ARE ALL ON THE TRANS BANDWAGON! I've sitting here trying to figure it out and I'm like "How is it that all these atheists believe that their is an internal self that is divorced from biology?" AND I JUST FIGURED IT OUT!
Hym "IT'S THE DETERMINISM! They don't believe in an internal-self that can be both biologically male yet still ontologically-female! They believe that the conclusion that is draw by the transgenders is the DIRECT RESULT of an antecedent chain that LEAVES THEM NO CHOICE but to conclude that they are a women! They have to choice but to be the thing the antecedent chain leads them to believe that they are (in a deterministic fashion)! And they can't be WRONG because then determinism is wrong! And they can't be RIGHT because then GOD is wrong! It's not that the trans are just declaring themselves thus (To the atheists, Jordan, you fucking doofus)! They aren't what they say they are. It doesn't even matter if what they are saying is congruent with objective reality!
Hym "IT'S THE DETERMINISM! They don't believe in an internal-self that can be both biologically male yet still ontologically-female! They believe that the conclusion that is draw by the transgenders is the DIRECT RESULT of an antecedent chain that LEAVES THEM NO CHOICE but to conclude that they are a women! They have to choice but to be the thing the antecedent chain leads them to believe that they are (in a deterministic fashion)! And they can't be WRONG because then determinism is wrong! And they can't be RIGHT because then GOD is wrong! It's not that the trans are just declaring themselves thus (To the atheists, Jordan, you fucking doofus)! They aren't what they say they are. It doesn't even matter if what they are saying is congruent with objective reality!
They have no choice but to believe what they believe in the context of determinism! That's why Sam Harris doesn't want have to give people a choice regarding the vaccine! That's why he doesn't care if they censor the Hunter Biden laptop story! That's why he wants to arbitrate to whom we should be listening! Because to get the outcome he desires he needs to disrupt and supplant the antecedent chain with his... I guess ALSO antecedent chain and guide everyone towards 'The Greater Good!' We don't need a choice because WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THE FIRST PLACE! He's a little psychic NAZI! HOOOLY SHIT SAM! That is EVIL! I love it but DAMN! You are so fucking lucky I'm not in control of my guys right now! Your illusory choices would reduce to 0 so fast it would make that big fat Jew nose spin! HOOOO MAN! That is wild! Damn I'm smart! Did YOU GUYS think of that? No!? That's totally it dawg! That's the whole transgender thing right there! Trans chain leads to 'trans.' Greater good chain leads to 'say whatever you need to say to prevent them from killing themselves.' That's the whole Goddamn thing! Shite!"
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The meeting went on an hour longer than it had to. Gastronomical determinism ensured that the debate continued, focusing on meaningless issues, until the company provided lunch was served.
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She believes in economic moral determinism.
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