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I don't get the "control is an illusion" part. Maybe in some cosmic/determinism sense, but that wouldn't be very useful for day-to-day.
by Night_Thastus 3y ago
I don't get the "control is an illusion" part. Maybe in some cosmic/determinism sense, but that wouldn't be very useful for day-to-day.
- aschearer 3y agoUltimately it's an article of faith. A leap. If it helps, here's a metaphor: you're in a vessel in the middle of a vast, swift river. You have a paddle. Do you have control? Yes. Can you control the outcome? No. More pithily, "Man plans, and God laughs."
- JohnFen 3y agoI view it as a variant of the basic lesson the parable "The Oak and the Reed" presents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oak_and_the_Reed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oak_and_the_Reed