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What does it mean?
Accepting fate does not equate to surrendering the desire to survive. One can acknowledge inevitability while still fighting to live.
In plain terms
Even if I believe death is inevitable, I still want to live.
What can you take from it?
Fatalism should not extinguish the will to survive.

Where it applies

  • facing mortality
  • desperate situation
  • philosophical debate

Putting it to work

  • maintain hope
  • fight for survival
  • accept reality

Questions to consider

  • Can you accept fate while still fighting?
  • What drives you to live?

Another view

Some fatalists argue that fighting fate is futile and dishonest.

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