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Old 06-13-2003, 10:31 AM   #25 (permalink)
Dragonlich
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Originally posted by FallenAvatar
Everything that happens is because cause and effect, there is really no other way to explain it. This rock fell. Why? Because something made it. I was born? Because my parents consieved me. To say things are random is to say nothing happens for a reason. Cause and Effect..
Er... no. Perhaps the large-scale world seems to have a large amount of cause-and-effect, but the small-scale (sub-atomic) world does not have this.

Just as an example: if you suddenly get a brilliant idea, is that caused by anything? I'd say that a bunch of electrons took a turn right where everyone before them turned left - randomly. Is that right turn caused by anything? Nope, it's just a matter of luck.
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