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Re:The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new c... by collinmanderson on Thursday October 24, 2019 @03:41PM (#21348425)
If I knew for sure that everything was deterministic, would I decide to live my life differently?

I think I would still experience the ability to discern, make decisions, and take responsibility for the direction of my life.

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Re:The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new c... by clairity on Friday October 25, 2019 @02:12AM (#21352353)
self-awareness means that you might. it's why there are no sure things in the stock market, for example. we humans incorporate new information swiftly and deftly.
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