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> It doesn't say anything about the inverse. Interpreted as a literal propositional statement, it's saying "if you have a good attitude, then you will have suc
by croissants 6y ago
> It doesn't say anything about the inverse.
Interpreted as a literal propositional statement, it's saying "if you have a good attitude, then you will have success". Therefore if you do not have success, it must be because you did not have a good attitude, which is your fault. It's the contrapositive, right?
- auganov 6y agoIf you take "determines" to mean "is the sole determining factor ... at a given instant" then yes. But with a more conventional reading, unless you define a time-frame, deny randomness or otherwise specify an outcome - no. "Will have" is a stronger rephrasing, but even with this wording it wouldn't necessarily blame your attitude as long as you're alive (and if one believes in afterlife the promise may as well never expire).