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Originally posted by Sazerac:
There are definite patterns in life, and I would call that "fate." An acorn is fated, if it develops, to become an oak tree. An acorn, try as it might, cannot develop into a human being, or a fish, or a skyscraper. It is, therefore, "fated" to be an oak.
But there are infinite variations on that which is "oak." That's where chance, and fortune, and determination comes in.
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EEEEEEeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmm! I'd call thet 'genetics' rather than 'fate'. Genetics is a 'program', whereas 'fate', um... isn't! But I DO see what you are saying!
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[This message has been edited by Fljotsdale (edited 06-07-2001).]