Re: Is Fatalism Worse or Equal to Religion?
KathleenStand is the first person I've ever seen describe her beliefs as "fatalistic" before "deterministic." I consider myself a determinist, but in no way do I find it depressing, hopeless, or nihilistic. I am not in any way exempt from responsibility...the whole purpose of responsibility is that it rewards the person for being responsible (albeit in an often indirect fashion), and I don't worry that everything I do was pre-determined. The illusion of free will exists regardless, and it can't be shaken, so why worry about it?
In fact, I find determinism empowering; one with the capability of realizing the nature of causality gains a tremendous level of influence over his environment and can shape it according to his will.
Kathleen is a terrible example of a determinist; please don't let her whining speak for the rest of us.
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