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Originally Posted by ratbastid
People have histories. Guess what: those histories mean precisely zero about those people's present or future.
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That's facile but untrue. History is a pretty decent predictor of the future -- it's not destiny, no, but absent other forces it's a good guide as to what to expect. If you meet a guy with 3 divorces, odds are short that #4 will be the charm. Etcetera.