06-07-2011, 11:30 AM
The second quote is zenmaster's.
As for the future being set, it is. BUT, it is not linear as pessimism suggests. It can be explored infinitly, and it will be. The free will is what creates the future. It's not so much that the future you will experience is already determined (although it has already happened), it is that you are creating it.
Optimism would remind us of all the parallels and alternatives that are possible. For instance, which parallel existence will you follow? Every moment is a new parallel path of your existence. Infinity leaves no stone unturned.
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As for the future being set, it is. BUT, it is not linear as pessimism suggests. It can be explored infinitly, and it will be. The free will is what creates the future. It's not so much that the future you will experience is already determined (although it has already happened), it is that you are creating it.
Optimism would remind us of all the parallels and alternatives that are possible. For instance, which parallel existence will you follow? Every moment is a new parallel path of your existence. Infinity leaves no stone unturned.
Bustling bustling