Current Events > Do you believe in da ''things happen for a reason'' shit people like to spew?

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Vegy 08/17/23 5:38:51 PM #1:	Yes or no - Results (18 votes) No 77.78% (14 votes) 14 Yes 22.22% (4 votes) 4 Sounds BS to me --- http://i.imgur.com/gt58G1y.gif http://i.imgur.com/Kdvuckz.png http://i.imgur.com/SYqReLE.gif https://i.imgur.com/MbgGQWx.jpg <cite>Vegy posted [p:975510102] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote> Yes or no - Results (18 votes) No 77.78% (14 votes) 14 Yes 22.22% (4 votes) 4 Show Voting Form Sounds BS to me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Itachi157 08/17/23 5:41:03 PM #2:	No, I mean obviously theres no magic force making things go right. However sometimes it can be comforting to think of things in this way. And often, something not working out or not going the way you want can open the door to something even better down the road. <cite>Itachi157 posted [p:975510137] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>No, I mean obviously theres no magic force making things go right. However sometimes it can be comforting to think of things in this way. And often, something not working out or not going the way you want can open the door to something even better down the road.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcoRubio 08/17/23 5:41:10 PM #3:	Every action has a positive and negative reaction, so at this point if something happens, it's due to the causation of a previous action. So technically, there is a reason for everything --- She/Her <cite>MarcoRubio posted [p:975510139] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Every action has a positive and negative reaction, so at this point if something happens, it's due to the causation of a previous action.So technically, there is a reason for everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
haloiscoolisbak 08/17/23 5:41:47 PM #4:	I get a little triggered because my toxic ex used to love this quote and seemingly thought it was quite deep I thought it was kind of dumb at the time and not much has changed --- Started from the bottom now we here <cite>haloiscoolisbak posted [p:975510151] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>I get a little triggered because my toxic ex used to love this quote and seemingly thought it was quite deep I thought it was kind of dumb at the time and not much has changed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 08/17/23 5:42:31 PM #5:	Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning. --- You'll see motivational pictures about working hundred hour weeks/Well, it only applies to those who are operating at a really basic level <cite>ai123 posted [p:975510161] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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haloiscoolisbak 08/17/23 5:43:29 PM #7:	MarcoRubio posted... Every action has a positive and negative reaction, so at this point if something happens, it's due to the causation of a previous action. So technically, there is a reason for everything It's usually used in more of a "fate is a real thing" context I think --- Started from the bottom now we here <cite>haloiscoolisbak posted [p:975510179] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>MarcoRubio posted... </cite><quote>Every action has a positive and negative reaction, so at this point if something happens, it's due to the causation of a previous action.So technically, there is a reason for everything</quote>It's usually used in more of a "fate is a real thing" context I think </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkBuster22904 08/17/23 5:54:29 PM #8:	It's one of the most worthless, if not outright harmful sentiments to share with somebody. 90% of the time it's used to diminish people's struggles. Oftentimes when people say it to themselves, it helps them handwave real, tangible takeaways from a situation, and hampers learning/growing. And when people say it to somebody else, it's usually a trite attempt at comfort when they can't come up with anything better to say; and more often than not, it's not what somebody absolutely going through it wants/needs to hear. To say nothing of it's more gross applications, and the utter nonsense it becomes when taken to its logical conclusion. Got raped? "Everything happens for a reason." Children starving to death? "Everything happens for a reason." Extreme examples, sure, but not unfounded ones; people trot the phrase out in circumstances like those all the time. And it shows exactly what I'm saying: worthless, up to harmful. If someone gets comfort from it, good on them; I certainly won't take that away from them. But on average, I feel like the sentiment is a net negative. --- Haven't had a good sig idea since 2006 <cite>DarkBuster22904 posted [p:975510338] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>It's one of the most worthless, if not outright harmful sentiments to share with somebody.90% of the time it's used to diminish people's struggles. Oftentimes when people say it to themselves, it helps them handwave real, tangible takeaways from a situation, and hampers learning/growing. And when people say it to somebody else, it's usually a trite attempt at comfort when they can't come up with anything better to say; and more often than not, it's not what somebody absolutely going through it wants/needs to hear.To say nothing of it's more gross applications, and the utter nonsense it becomes when taken to its logical conclusion. Got raped? "Everything happens for a reason." Children starving to death? "Everything happens for a reason." Extreme examples, sure, but not unfounded ones; people trot the phrase out in circumstances like those all the time. And it shows exactly what I'm saying: worthless, up to harmful.If someone gets comfort from it, good on them; I certainly won't take that away from them. But on average, I feel like the sentiment is a net negative. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 08/17/23 6:01:48 PM #9:	Not in the sense of there being some force controlling everything. But I do believe that when one door closes, another one opens. So all of my successes and failures up to now got me to where I am. For example, I've made some great friends at my current job, that I just wouldn't have met had I gone down a different career path. I wouldn't be with my girlfriend now, had I not started dating when I did, it had I not been rejected by the other women I bet before her. Stuff like that, going all the way back to my childhood. --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:975510476] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Not in the sense of there being some force controlling everything. But I do believe that when one door closes, another one opens. So all of my successes and failures up to now got me to where I am. For example, I've made some great friends at my current job, that I just wouldn't have met had I gone down a different career path. I wouldn't be with my girlfriend now, had I not started dating when I did, it had I not been rejected by the other women I bet before her. Stuff like that, going all the way back to my childhood. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 08/17/23 6:02:32 PM #10:	It's all just random events --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:975510496] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>It's all just random events </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shamino 08/17/23 6:03:54 PM #11:	ai123 posted... Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning. ^This. People who say "things happen for a reason" are trying to rationalize something that they don't understand or don't want to face. --- Nintendrone/PC Elitist 16 GB 6700k RTX 3080 Cards/Suns/'Yotes/Diamondbacks/ASU Fan <cite>Shamino posted [p:975510516] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>ai123 posted... </cite><quote>Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning.</quote>^This. People who say "things happen for a reason" are trying to rationalize something that they don't understand or don't want to face. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheLiarParadox 08/17/23 6:20:29 PM #12:	No, but I used to be the type where if something bad happened, I absolutely stewed in misery about it and never learned or grew in any way. My mind was fixated on every negative thing possible and all of my coping mechanisms were negative and harmful. While I haven't gone full "everything happens for a reason," I've had to learn to identify and appreciate silver linings and the fruits of perseverance in the face of hardship because it's the only way I could get through things. And I think that's something a lot of people out there haven't learned in any specific manner even though they've seen, done, and had done to them some wild shit. They simply survived and were let with this nebulous idea of getting through or overcoming things and the best they can do to understand and communicate it is this vague platitude that doesn't really do anything. There are limitations to it, boundaries about how and most importantly when to say it that the kind of person who typically uses it also doesn't understand, but I get the sentiment and it doesn't bother me as much anymore. Still don't like it all that much and wish people were more emotionally mature and emotionally intelligent to not need to see things that way because it ultimately is not that great a way to look at the world. --- Spongebob is not a contraceptive. <cite>TheLiarParadox posted [p:975510760] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>No, but I used to be the type where if something bad happened, I absolutely stewed in misery about it and never learned or grew in any way. My mind was fixated on every negative thing possible and all of my coping mechanisms were negative and harmful. While I haven't gone full "everything happens for a reason," I've had to learn to identify and appreciate silver linings and the fruits of perseverance in the face of hardship because it's the only way I could get through things. And I think that's something a lot of people out there haven't learned in any specific manner even though they've seen, done, and had done to them some wild shit. They simply survived and were let with this nebulous idea of getting through or overcoming things and the best they can do to understand and communicate it is this vague platitude that doesn't really do anything. There are limitations to it, boundaries about how and most importantly when to say it that the kind of person who typically uses it also doesn't understand, but I get the sentiment and it doesn't bother me as much anymore. Still don't like it all that much and wish people were more emotionally mature and emotionally intelligent to not need to see things that way because it ultimately is not that great a way to look at the world. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 08/17/23 8:46:49 PM #13:	For every door that closes, another opens --- "May the Father of Understanding guide you." http://error1355.com/ce/Lordgold666.html <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:975512955] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>For every door that closes, another opens </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 08/17/23 8:48:44 PM #14:	Never say "it happened for a reason" to a person that's mourning. That's the type of thing people say to make themselves feel better but it's not comforting for a grieving person to hear. --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:975512988] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Never say "it happened for a reason" to a person that's mourning. That's the type of thing people say to make themselves feel better but it's not comforting for a grieving person to hear. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 08/17/23 8:59:43 PM #15:	Itachi157 posted... No, I mean obviously theres no magic force making things go right. However sometimes it can be comforting to think of things in this way. And often, something not working out or not going the way you want can open the door to something even better down the road. <cite>Glob posted [p:975513136] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Itachi157 posted... </cite><quote>No, I mean obviously theres no magic force making things go right. However sometimes it can be comforting to think of things in this way. And often, something not working out or not going the way you want can open the door to something even better down the road.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 08/19/23 7:40:34 AM #16:	I'm glad ce agrees --- http://i.imgur.com/gt58G1y.gif http://i.imgur.com/Kdvuckz.png http://i.imgur.com/SYqReLE.gif https://i.imgur.com/MbgGQWx.jpg <cite>Vegy posted [p:975537929] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>I'm glad ce agrees </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer 08/19/23 7:43:04 AM #17:	Fate can't be real unless I'm the main character of the universe. Think of all the people who spend their lives unhappy before drinking themselves to death shouting at football games alone on their TV at the age of 59. How can that be fate for them? --- Ghosts are cool. <cite>FurryPhilosifer posted [p:975537959] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Fate can't be real unless I'm the main character of the universe. Think of all the people who spend their lives unhappy before drinking themselves to death shouting at football games alone on their TV at the age of 59. How can that be fate for them? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
punkfanalways 08/19/23 7:43:14 AM #18:	It works if you view it in the prism of using everything that happens to you as a caralyst to grow as a person. <cite>punkfanalways posted [p:975537960] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>It works if you view it in the prism of using everything that happens to you as a caralyst to grow as a person. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 08/22/23 7:53:49 AM #19:	Vegy posted... Do you believe in da ''things happen for a reason'' shit people like to spew? Not for a moment. Coincidences will always just be councidences. --- http://m.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/videos Bernie>Biden>poo>Trump http://RightWingWatch.org http://reddit.com/r/BreadTube http://fb.me/OccupyDemocrats <cite>Notti posted [p:975588874] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Vegy posted... </cite><quote>Do you believe in da ''things happen for a reason'' shit people like to spew?</quote>Not for a moment.Coincidences will always just be councidences. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 08/22/23 8:01:30 AM #20:	Do any of you here believe in karma? do you believe that karma is very similar to what this topic is about? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:975588940] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>Do any of you here believe in karma? do you believe that karma is very similar to what this topic is about?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
orangefire25 08/22/23 8:25:28 AM #21:	NoxObscuras posted... Not in the sense of there being some force controlling everything. But I do believe that when one door closes, another one opens. So all of my successes and failures up to now got me to where I am. For example, I've made some great friends at my current job, that I just wouldn't have met had I gone down a different career path. I wouldn't be with my girlfriend now, had I not started dating when I did, it had I not been rejected by the other women I bet before her. Stuff like that, going all the way back to my childhood. This. But yeah, I don't really believe in divine fate. --- "My lord, even 'the bud' slips into alcoholism these days." - AlCalavicci <cite>orangefire25 posted [p:975589139] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>NoxObscuras posted... </cite><quote>Not in the sense of there being some force controlling everything. But I do believe that when one door closes, another one opens. So all of my successes and failures up to now got me to where I am. For example, I've made some great friends at my current job, that I just wouldn't have met had I gone down a different career path. I wouldn't be with my girlfriend now, had I not started dating when I did, it had I not been rejected by the other women I bet before her. Stuff like that, going all the way back to my childhood.</quote>This. But yeah, I don't really believe in divine fate. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 08/25/23 7:55:01 AM #22:	GranTurismo posted... Do any of you here believe in karma? do you believe that karma is very similar to what this topic is about? I think it is is related, in the form of hidden divine purposes and controls. --- http://m.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/videos Bernie>Biden>poo>Trump http://RightWingWatch.org http://reddit.com/r/BreadTube http://fb.me/OccupyDemocrats <cite>Notti posted [p:975652463] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Do any of you here believe in karma? do you believe that karma is very similar to what this topic is about?</quote>I think it is is related, in the form of hidden divine purposes and controls. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 08/25/23 8:02:18 AM #23:	ai123 posted... Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning. This --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:975652546] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>ai123 posted... </cite><quote>Everything does happen for a reason. But that's just cause and effect, not mystical cosmic long term planning.</quote>This </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lobinde 08/25/23 8:10:33 AM #24:	I get the sentiment behind it, but usually it's said to either justify unjust suffering experienced by other people or to big themselves up if they get lucky. --- Hey gamers, check out my gaming game ratings and game reviews at https://backloggd.com/u/LobbyDob/ <cite>Lobinde posted [p:975652617] in Do you bel... [t:80539531]...</cite> <quote>I get the sentiment behind it, but usually it's said to either justify unjust suffering experienced by other people or to big themselves up if they get lucky. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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