Unpopular opinions you hold

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

There are plenty of times when you are subject to the decisions of others, where you have absolutely no control, that will lead you to this point.

That's pretty rare, though I'll concede that sometimes you have very little control. Do you have an example?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That's pretty rare, though I'll concede that sometimes you have very little control. Do you have an example?

Where and when and to whom you were born?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That's pretty rare, though I'll concede that sometimes you have very little control. Do you have an example?

When the company you work for is sold to a rival company, making the Directors millionaires and leaving you out of a job.

I had a choice whether to start that job, but no choice or control over how I left it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That's pretty rare, though I'll concede that sometimes you have very little control. Do you have an example?

Think about it next time they slip the handcuffs on and you have no idea why.
Or you spend thirty years building a business and the government passes a law that puts you out of business.
How about when your spouse goes out for a pack of smokes and never comes back.
Or when your mother dips you in protection, all but your heel.

[TheMercenary]

birth sex death

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Think about it next time they slip the handcuffs on and you have no idea why.
Or you spend thirty years building a business and the government passes a law that puts you out of business.
How about when your spouse goes out for a pack of smokes and never comes back.
Or when your mother dips you in protection, all but your heel.

Are you abdicating responsibilty for those things? Is it that God works in mysterious ways? Or coincidence? Shit happens?

You did have some influence in all those things. Your choices put you there. It may have not worked according to plan, but you did make choices, and those choices had those results.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Are you abdicating responsibilty for those things? Is it that God works in mysterious ways? Or coincidence? Shit happens?

You did have some influence in all those things. Your choices put you there. It may have not worked according to plan, but you did make choices, and those choices had those results.

Oh of course, why didn't I see that. If he hadn't chosen to breath this morning he wouldn't have died this afternoon. It's so clear.

Well then, by your logic, I didn't make the decision to be born so everything that happens to me is someone else's fault.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh of course, why didn't I see that. If he hadn't chosen to breath this morning he wouldn't have died this afternoon. It's so clear.

Well then, by your logic, I didn't make the decision to be born so everything that happens to me is someone else's fault.

Sarcasm noted.

The dangerous other side if that coin is, by your logic, someone pissed me off, so I killed him - it was his fault.