Such Irony
Honor Thy Inferior
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Sounds ironic doesn't it? I appreciate irony like my username but not this sort of irony.
Here's an example of how one could survive due to stupidity.
Suppose you watch the news and hear about a plane crash that kills everyone aboard. You were supposed to be on that flight. But you weren't because you did something dumb like lose your boarding pass, overslept, or you were too sick to go because you were so hungover from drinking too much the night before.
How would you react to this? Would you think you were supposed to be dead, especially because you would be dead had it not been for that stupid error? Or would you think there was some intervention from God, that God intended this to happen, wanting you to go on with your life? Or would you suspect some intuition manifesting itself unconsciously so that something would get in the way of you getting on that flight?
Personally I think neither or these. I think it's just dumb luck. Yet at the same time, I can't accept that on an emotional level. Honestly, the thought of surviving only due to some dumb error I made would likely drive me to suicide. If I'm going to survive, it's got to be for a good reason, and stupidity doesn't cut it. For those that don't believe in God or some higher power, how do you reconcile those thoughts? Could you cope with that?
Here's an example of how one could survive due to stupidity.
Suppose you watch the news and hear about a plane crash that kills everyone aboard. You were supposed to be on that flight. But you weren't because you did something dumb like lose your boarding pass, overslept, or you were too sick to go because you were so hungover from drinking too much the night before.
How would you react to this? Would you think you were supposed to be dead, especially because you would be dead had it not been for that stupid error? Or would you think there was some intervention from God, that God intended this to happen, wanting you to go on with your life? Or would you suspect some intuition manifesting itself unconsciously so that something would get in the way of you getting on that flight?
Personally I think neither or these. I think it's just dumb luck. Yet at the same time, I can't accept that on an emotional level. Honestly, the thought of surviving only due to some dumb error I made would likely drive me to suicide. If I'm going to survive, it's got to be for a good reason, and stupidity doesn't cut it. For those that don't believe in God or some higher power, how do you reconcile those thoughts? Could you cope with that?