Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Fallacy of Fate

I think I've gone over this before... dejavu really.

I was reading an article going on about a theory saying that fate is not really being a set of coincidental events where the 'stars all line up for you' but are a random occurrence of events we clump together to make it seem like it.

Funnily enough it's called the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy.

Basically Fate is just randomness with meaning put on top by humans.

The idea is that 'meaning' itself is a human creation, a message we interpret to what we want when really there isn't anything of significance.
What should be random is given meaningless meaning by a subjective third party trying to conform a random group of events into what may seem like destiny.

So is there really no such thing as a coincidence? Is the universe not working for you, helping you pass that exam, helping you get that job, helping you get that girl?

All it's doing is randomly spurting events, left right centre.
Logic takes the fun out of everything.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Grudge Match

I should have said something when we saw each other.

I should have absolutely let loose. But it was cordial.
I had it all planned in my head but it seems nothing really goes to plan.
Why can't I follow through?

I am still angry about it.
Maybe I'm upset that the other side seems to have been affected so little.
Did it only ever mean something to me?