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  • One coin to decide fate. Or vice-versa. by LightInTheCan
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    Here I am, flipping the coin that decides the fate of the universe. But who decides what side it lands on ? Written as a response to the writing prompt "Unbeknownst to everyone, there's a giant mechanical coin at the center of the universe. The outcome of every major decision is made by that coin. You're the Coin Tosser." from u/Corruptedpencil on r/WritingPrompts.
  • ...Epoch... by lotuseater20
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    "There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, after all our mistakes teach us something." But for her there is no room for mistakes. For them mistake means imperfection. So she isn't allow to make mistakes or else how is she going to gain anything in her life. __________________ Leaving Damyang was the best thing she could have ever wished for. This is from where the Epoch starts. __________________
  • YOU NAME IT by Naked_Philosopher
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    Who knows how to think anymore? Or even what to think? With all the confusion around me, I decided to grab a pen and just let it run
  • The Determinism Behind Human Conduct by Insouciant
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    Have you been told you are your own person? Perhaps that you have a free will, or that you govern your actions, are responsible for them, and for this reason, deserve to be held accountable to them? Well, I'm here to tell you otherwise, to suggest something quite different. If you're indeed interested in how predictable and linear a biological machine you truly are, then read on. If not, well, let's just say no one can blame you for anything anyway.
  • Nothing Matters by MariaMadalenaBarros
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    Before Oedipus, a mythical Greek king of Thebes, was burn the Oracle of Delphi told King Laius of Thebes that he'd have a child who's destined to kill him and sleep with Laius's wife, Jocasta, the boy's mother. When the baby is born, the king leaves him in a moutainside to die; However, A shepherd finds the baby, though, and takes him to King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth, who name him Oedipus and raise him as their own. One day he goes to the Oracle of Delphi to find out who his real parents was. She didn't end up telling him who were his patents, but she told him about the Profecy. Hearing this he was terrified. Therefore, to avoid his destiny, he runs away from home. On his way he got into a fight with an old man, and because answering a riddle of the Sphinx (the guardian of the city of Thebes) at the entrance of Thebes, he gets to marry the queen Jocasta and raised four children with her: Polynices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. He eventually found out that the man whom he had killed was his father, King Laius and he had married his wife, Jocasta. He fulfilled the prophecy that everyone had tried to avoid. This legends leads us to the question: "Do we really make our own choice? Or are we determined to end up that way?"
  • Are we destined to be happy?:Analysis of Aristotle ( Academic philosophy paper)  by Philosophykid
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    Happiness, an idea as alluring as elusive, has captured the imaginations of philosophers and the common people, a concept so desirable that it has been the motivation guiding the choices and actions we make in our existence. The importance of happiness is clear, but that leads to the rise of more questions, is it fated or in our control? Are some people destined to find happiness or does everyone possess the agents to possibly achieve it? This essay has been worked upon after dealing with Aristotle's work, Nicomachean ethics, as a whole; but it only draws from book 1 of Nicomachean ethics, which explores the concept of happiness as the ultimate end or chief good, emphasizing the importance of virtuous activity and the role of external goods in its pursuit. This essay, using book 1 as a prerequisite, delves into the concept of happiness, first attempting to define it using the content available from the source then analysing the preconditions for happiness. After these, I analyse the permanence of happiness and the idea of coming back to happiness as portrayed in his book. This leads us to identify some problems with the overall framework of Aristotle's 'happiness philosophy' and take a stance against the whole non-deterministic theme of his framework. Using this source as the baseline and topics as roadmap, I argue that the framework provided to us by Aristotle in terms of happiness, is a deterministic framework; meaning that happiness is fated rather than achievable.
  •  ( to help out )  by nicksmithh7
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  • Title: The Implications of Laplace's Demon For Supercomputing.  by RHAGFIRSKAY
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    The Implications of Laplace's Demon For Supercomputing. Could this mean someone in the past knew we would exist?
  • The 21st century Napoleon  by ZeusThekid1
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    This book sets out to describe a man, who rejects conformity, transcends himself and works to shape the new world.He eliminates resentment society is built on, and establish transparency as a building block of morality. The book poses an interesting question; in the fall of the institutions that guide the world, who survives? Well, the one that never needed them: THE 21st century Napoleon.
  • Determinism and its relationship with subjective consciousness by BenzimaRuth
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    This article explores how deterministic causality can co-exist with subjective consciousness. This is open to any form of criticism that is constructive and expands upon the idea.
  • Determinism by x2thay
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  • I Spoke Today by penandpadperson
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  • Kith of the Heresiarch by WilliamTickhill
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    Script for short film.