we're studying Epictetus and the Stoics in Philosophy. lots of what he says is a little off, but i thought it pretty amazing that the Stoics had a view on determinism and predestination similar to Christians. the Stoics claim that there is either a higher power (or nature laws if you don't believe in a higher power) (Cosmic Determinism) that knows everything that is going to happen, everything is set out and laid out. then there is Fate. it's like you're living in a circle of cosmic determinism and fate is an arrow going into that circle determining your "fate". (nice diagram, eh?) but yet, there's Inner Freedom, making your decisions for yourself. the Stoics got it. they grasped it. and so do us Christians, even though it's one of those things that is kinda unfathomable. my teacher was just funny, ranting about how it contradicts itself. the Stoics were brilliant. Philosophy really is brilliant. i actually enjoy the class and get excited to think through all these thought processes and how things "are" or the existence of matter. it just intrigues me. God has really put some intelligent people out there. i love stretching my brain.
(PIC: last May with one of my besties KC on a random 80 degree day)
No comments:
Post a Comment