just nate – code is poetry, life is code

I sat down to watch TV for the first time in about a year, and one of the first things I saw was a melodramatic moment with a woman who whispered, “do you believe in destiny?” I thought it was hilarious, so I texted it to a friend, and the following conversation ensued.

Do you believe in destiny?

Depends.. What is your definition of destiny

the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.

I believe that there are things you are better suited to, but i don’t think anything is predetermined. It’s your agency

Good answer. I didn’t mean to start a deep philosophical discussion, but I’m not opposed to it. It was on tv, made me laugh, so I sent it to u

And Allison, we were definitely destined to be friends.

You guys tell me i’m not the best to have that kind of discussion with. Do you believe in destiny?

What!? I love discussions like this with you.

And no, I think the idea of fate or destiny is a total contradiction of reality and logic. But, maybe I’m destined to think that way

You’re such a nerd but i love it. Lol. I do think there is more to life then pure chance and determination though

So here’s a conundrum. If God is omniscient and has all time before him, can we through some decision act contrary to his knowledge?

It’s my understanding that God doesn’t see time as a line… He can see all time at once… So he knows the end and the beginning even if you change it midway

“Can omniscient God who knows the future find the omnipotence to change his future mind?” -Karen Owens

If God sees all time at once, doesn’t that mean he already knows the end? That he already knows what we will do? Otherwise he would have to see it as a line as we do

Another theory I like is that God sees trillions of branches of time, and every time someone makes a decision more branched are discarded

Why discarded and not created? Wouldn’t it have to go both ways

I see another contradiction in the branch idea, namely that it takes away God’s omniscience and makes him uncertain of which path is the future

Because if the branch is created, there is no need for a branch because it means he did not know it in the first place and has forfeited omniscience

The reason for the branches is to try to maintain the concept of omniscience

Just got your other texts. There is no end for god, having an end would put time on a line. i still mulling over the branches… It seems like a lot of waste

The question is, how can I make a decision contrary to God’s omniscience? And if he doesn’t know what I will do, isn’t his omniscience lacking?

You don’t, you can make a decision he wishes he wouldn’t but he already knows what path You’ve chosen

So you believe in destiny after all!

I think it’s pretty hilarious, really, the comments that come from bots. They are always generic enough to fit any article anywhere on the internet. Things like:

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The only thing I can’t figure out is the reason these bots are posting these vague, ambiguous comments. The link in their profiles just goes to google. They haven’t included any links or anything. What on earth could they be trying to accomplish?

OK, so if you are a bot, stop posting on my blog. It doesn’t make sense for you to be here! And go to hell.