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To: ShadowAce

There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance

A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance

A planet of playthings, we dance on the strings of powers we cannot perceive

The stars aren’t aligned or the Gods are malign, blame is better to give than receive

You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill

I will choose a path that’s clear, I will choose Freewill

There are those who think that they were dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them they weren’t born in Lotus Land

All preordained, a prisoner in chains, a victim of venomous fate

Kicked in the face, you can pray for a place, in heaven’s unearthly estate

You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that’s clear, I will choose Freewill

Each of us, a cell of awareness, imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends with uncertain ends on a fortune hunt that’s far too fleet

You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that’s clear, I will choose Freewill


3 posted on 03/07/2025 10:41:08 AM PST by algore
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To: algore

The great Neil Peart. RIP


4 posted on 03/07/2025 10:44:21 AM PST by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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To: algore

Heard that song a thousand times..never read the words.

Queen and Rush...two bands with some very intelligent guys.


5 posted on 03/07/2025 10:44:53 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: algore

, I will choose Freewill


The issue is, is your free will absolute or is it subject to something?

I don’t think you can argue it is absolute, independent of any outside influence.

This does not mean we are robots. Just that there is no absolute free will. Jesus says we are slaves to sin.

A further thought, is God Sovereign? Again, that does not mean we are robots. Our free will is subject to God.


9 posted on 03/07/2025 10:53:44 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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