some random conversation with a friend of mine got me thinking about the whole idea of predestination and the like. obviously, i won't be summarizing my entire thoughts because one, it's boring, second, you can read it anywhere and probably have, third, it's going to fill up a thousand and one pages.
however, i shall broadly share one- it's based on the idea of geographic accident, where we are wired the way we are because of the influence around us as we were growing up. in this sense, the geographical location (this includes the people living in the area and the media and the natural environment and ideas and government and all that). would my personality be very different if i was raised up differently? let's say i was raised in the same exact way as michael jordan was. aside from the physical abilities, or maybe even including the physical, would i share the same thoughts, do the same things as he did? that's kind of a weird premise though.
i suppose there's a confusion between talents, personality, character, skills, and strengths. as of now, i believe the first two are specific to each person regardless of the influence around them. i believe these can change however, which seems controversial, but i shall spare myself the explanations.
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