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Re:Roald Dahl on the death of his daughter by praptak on Sunday March 09, 2025 @03:48AM (#43307088)
Science is great but there are still plenty of diseases and lots of other stuff that leads to tragedies.

If you happen not to have to deal with any of this, it is still just providence.

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Re:Roald Dahl on the death of his daughter by croes on Sunday March 09, 2025 @05:59AM (#43307717)
Chance
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Re:Roald Dahl on the death of his daughter by praptak on Sunday March 09, 2025 @09:08AM (#43308795)
Yes, providence is metaphor/personification of luck.
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Re:Roald Dahl on the death of his daughter by croes on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:03PM (#43310373)
It’s hard for me to distinguish between meant as metaphor and meant literally.
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