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What a tragedy by canaveralgumby on 5 December 2008 10:28pm

I don't usually get caught up in a story like this, but...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_us/proposal_death_5

Re: What a tragedy by kazzzz on 6 December 2008 12:28am

Ohhhh that is just horrible:(

Re: What a tragedy by MMMmmm... on 6 December 2008 2:59am

Yes, this is so very sad - saw it on the local news.

Re: What a tragedy by mrsteabag on 6 December 2008 3:11am

Ohhh....how sad is that?

Re: What a tragedy by tucsonmike on 6 December 2008 3:23am

Oh that is awful...

Re: What a tragedy by Spursfan on 6 December 2008 9:21am

So sad.

Re: What a tragedy by johnnythemonkey on 6 December 2008 5:51pm

Anybody wanna buy an engagement ring ?

Re: What a tragedy by canaveralgumby on 8 December 2008 6:11pm

So for me, this begs the question:
How much of our lives is fate? Predestined? And then how much is the result of our free will and our decisions?

I believe in both. I believe that FREE WILL is what you are supposed to be exercising in the space between those predestined events which happen TO you. This tears my brain apart...

Re: What a tragedy by MMMmmm... on 8 December 2008 6:17pm

I don't think anything is predestined for individuals personally. But it's fascinating when you think about it.

Re: What a tragedy by ev on 8 December 2008 6:38pm

I saw a talk by a famous brain scientist who said that there is actually no 'free will' as such.. but we do stuff cos it's just in our nature.. and that 'we' as in each of us are actually just a huge 'community' of cells..

In other words, your body 'decides' to do something, but you just have the impression that your 'mind' is sitting up there like a driver or something when it's not actually the case..

In other words, you're not on this forum because you've chosen to be here, but because it's in your nature to be here..

oooohhh... mysterious ain't it ;)

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