Do you belive everything happens for a reason?

[Sophiee]

Well no, there's no reason yet alone proof of things happening for a reason.

I do often think about what might have happened if I left for school 2 minutes earlier, or whatever though, but it's all coincidence.

[Moh]

Yes, every thing happened because of the choice you made etc..

Say you miss the bus.
If you did get on that bus, you could get to the location sooner, have a conversation you wouldn't have had, you could do things you wouldn't have done.

So yes, every thing happens for every little move you make.

[RedStratocas]

Yes, everything happens for a reason otherwise if it had no reason, it won't happened. If you can't find a reason for something that happened, then think hard and look closer at the situation and you'll find one. Whether a good thing happens or a bad thing happens, it was because there was a reason for it to happen. If a relationship ends, it has a reason which could be that you aren't meant to be. If someone passes away, it has a reason which could be that it was their time to go.

I don't think that there is God who makes these things happened or gives these things reasons, the reason comes from the person who does it/it happens to.

thats all true. i took this thread to be one about fate, which i think is ******ed. but yeah, obviously everything happens for a reason, but not because its part of a master plan.

[Virgin Mary]

thats all true. i took this thread to be one about fate, which i think is ******ed. but yeah, obviously everything happens for a reason, but not because its part of a master plan.

That's what I agree with. The Christian God has no "plans", he gave us freewill which is the opposite of things being predetermined/destiny lol...

[RandomManJay]

But there's a difference between determinism, fatalism and causalty so I'm finding it confusing. What's the saying meant to mean?

I suppose the saying can mean that all events that occur have a logical explanation for, and therefore a logical outcome, or that an event has occured because somehow it was meant or intended to happen. Determinism states that everything has a previous event which has been predetermined for that specific reason for the desired outcome, fatalism is simply the acceptance that events will occur as a means to an eventual end without question, and causality (I'm guessing thats what you meant to type), questions what and whether a particular event preceeded and is directly linked to the outcome. So I suppose the main differences are what is actually being questioned, whether something did happen for a reason, what was that reason, why did it happen for that reason, how did it happen for that reason, and so on.

[Rock]

I think so. Bad things often lead to good things in the end. This has happened to me often. If we got everything we wanted effortlessly then life would be boring.

We are here to be challenged to get what we want.

[The Professor]

Not at all. You have to believe in some sort of omniscient force (God, Karma etc) to believe that isolated things happen for a reason. If you don't, you're just looking for something to excuse what you've done which seems a bit like avoiding responsibility imo.

[Janeisntpleased]

Obviously major things happen for a reason, tiny things that have no effect I don't think have a particular reason behind them.

how can you believe that certain things happen for a reason and certain things don't? surely it's either everything or nothing?

[MizMe93]

I dont think so, I think people invented the idea of a 'reason'.
I think life is a series of randon events over which we have some slight control. If you go out and look at the stars do you see patterns? Constellations? yea, most people do. but they aren’t there. We try to see order in chaos. Sometimes there is only chaos.

[colourpot]

Yeh everything does happen for a reason. There is a purpose for everything that happens.