One possible reason that I don't believe in fate is that I wasn't fated to.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Doubting fate because you are not destined to believe in it is ironic.
- In plain terms
- I do not believe in fate because fate did not make me believe in it.
- What can you take from it?
- Use reason to question big ideas like fate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you believe in fate?
- Why do you believe what you do?
Another view
This logic is circular and does not prove fate is false.
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