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Re: Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: brian fletcher
Date: Feb 13, 2007 16:07

"Morvak" gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1171399633.304284.87500@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Another pondering of mine.
>
> Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
> driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
> delays someone, an accident, but for the most part, peoples' lives are
> status quo.
>
> However... what if instead of us sitting here, right now, we got up
> and went out into the middle of a busy street and stopped traffic for
> an hour.
>
> or what if it's already planned out for me to step out into traffic ?
> how we do know that's not what is supposed to happen?
>
> maybe history is already being altered by you reading this and taking
> you from whatever course of action you would have had if you didnt
> read this. maybe the effect is minimal and it doesnt matter.
> ...
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Re: Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: Wordsmith
Date: Feb 13, 2007 22:11

On Feb 13, 1:47 pm, "Morvak" gmail.com> wrote:
> Another pondering of mine.
>
> Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
> driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
> delays someone, an accident, but for the most part, peoples' lives are
> status quo.
>
> However... what if instead of us sitting here, right now, we got up
> and went out into the middle of a busy street and stopped traffic for
> an hour.
>
> or what if it's already planned out for me to step out into traffic ?
> how we do know that's not what is supposed to happen?
>
> maybe history is already being altered by you reading this and taking
> you from whatever course of action you would have had if you didnt
> read this. maybe the effect is minimal and it doesnt matter.
>
> what does anyone think? are we really in control and able to change ...
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Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: Morvak
Date: Feb 13, 2007 12:47

Another pondering of mine.

Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
delays someone, an accident, but for the most part, peoples' lives are
status quo.

However... what if instead of us sitting here, right now, we got up
and went out into the middle of a busy street and stopped traffic for
an hour.

or what if it's already planned out for me to step out into traffic ?
how we do know that's not what is supposed to happen?

maybe history is already being altered by you reading this and taking
you from whatever course of action you would have had if you didnt
read this. maybe the effect is minimal and it doesnt matter.

what does anyone think? are we really in control and able to change
the course of history, is there a set path? or is everything random?
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Re: Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: Ug
Date: Feb 13, 2007 12:50

"Morvak" gmail.com> wrote:
>Another pondering of mine.
>
>Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
>driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
>delays someone, an accident, but for...
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Re: Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: ta
Date: Feb 13, 2007 13:22

On Feb 13, 3:47 pm, "Morvak" gmail.com> wrote:
> Another pondering of mine.
>
> Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
> driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
> delays someone, an accident, but for the most part, peoples' lives are
> status quo.
>
> However... what if instead of us sitting here, right now, we got up
> and went out into the middle of a busy street and stopped traffic for
> an hour.
>
> or what if it's already planned out for me to step out into traffic ?
> how we do know that's not what is supposed to happen?
>
> maybe history is already being altered by you reading this and taking
> you from whatever course of action you would have had if you didnt
> read this. maybe the effect is minimal and it doesnt matter.
>
> what does anyone think? are we really in control and able to change ...
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Re: Can we alter the future ? (butterfly effect?)         


Author: Immortalist
Date: Feb 15, 2007 09:22

On Feb 13, 12:47 pm, "Morvak" gmail.com> wrote:
> Another pondering of mine.
>
> Right now everything is kind of on a predetermined path - people
> driving to and from work, nothing out of the ordinary. A traffic jam
> delays someone, an accident, but for the most part, peoples' lives are
> status quo.
>
> However... what if instead of us sitting here, right now, we got up
> and went out into the middle of a busy street and stopped traffic for
> an hour.
>
> or what if it's already planned out for me to step out into traffic ?
> how we do know that's not what is supposed to happen?
>
> maybe history is already being altered by you reading this and taking
> you from whatever course of action you would have had if you didnt
> read this. maybe the effect is minimal and it doesnt matter.
>
> what does anyone think? are we really in control and able to change ...
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