Red String of Fate

~~Leo656~~ · 06-24-2014, 12:17 AM

I'unno. I think stuff like that works fine in fiction but has little to no relation to real life. I've been accused of being a cynic, but frankly, in my life I've gone from being an "Anything's possible" type to "Well, this is it" kind of guy. I've *tried* to believe there's more to life than what we see, but it's been a long time since I've seen anything to make me feel that way.

Especially relationships. The vast majority of people end up with the wrong person, and that's a statistical fact. That makes it supremely hard to believe that people are being arranged together by some invisible magical hands. It's purely a crapshoot.

I don't know. I became a lot more tolerant of how horrible life is, once I gave up believing that it was all planned out, and just decided that we're all alone in the universe and ultimately nothing we do matters. I'd argue it's actually a healthier way to live.

Not trying to trash anyone's beliefs, it's just what makes sense to me.

Things like "Destiny" and "Fate" can make for neat fiction, though. I mean, when I used to write fanfics, my stories were full of Heaven and Hell type stuff, despite the fact I'm an atheist. People would often ask me why I did that, and I'd simply respond, "It makes the story better. I don't have to believe in something to use it as a plot device."

06-24-2014, 12:17 AM	#29
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I'unno. I think stuff like that works fine in fiction but has little to no relation to real life. I've been accused of being a cynic, but frankly, in my life I've gone from being an "Anything's possible" type to "Well, this is it" kind of guy. I've tried to believe there's more to life than what we see, but it's been a long time since I've seen anything to make me feel that way. Especially relationships. The vast majority of people end up with the wrong person, and that's a statistical fact. That makes it supremely hard to believe that people are being arranged together by some invisible magical hands. It's purely a crapshoot. I don't know. I became a lot more tolerant of how horrible life is, once I gave up believing that it was all planned out, and just decided that we're all alone in the universe and ultimately nothing we do matters. I'd argue it's actually a healthier way to live. Not trying to trash anyone's beliefs, it's just what makes sense to me. Things like "Destiny" and "Fate" can make for neat fiction, though. I mean, when I used to write fanfics, my stories were full of Heaven and Hell type stuff, despite the fact I'm an atheist. People would often ask me why I did that, and I'd simply respond, "It makes the story better. I don't have to believe in something to use it as a plot device."