is_there_a_master_plan devalis my entire belief system works upon the assumption that there is. please challenge my faith. 021031 ... oak barrel I would challenge your faith but I believe in the master plan thing too... Sorry to disapoint you. 021101 ... screwing for virginity i believe there is a master plan, but it isnt set in stone. it is possible to go against what the plan has in store (rather it is good, bad, or indeferent) for you, but it just causes unhappyness and pain. example: the miserable rich guy was supposed to end up as someone barley scraping by, but the happy poor people fulfilled their part of the plan so they are "rewarded" with happyness. but i have extreamly mixed feelings on who or what is behind the plan, and for what purpose. 021102 ... [.:..The SeeR ..:.] The Path of the Master Plan is narrow... but it leads to Life and Fulfillment, wisdom and Love. This untraveled path can be lonely at times. The Freeway to Destruction is Vast and Wide, and it leads directly to death. But it sure is fun! Woohoo! Party! 021103 ... Jeca i think life can be beautiful without a master_plan-- it has nothing to do with morality, i just hate the idea that everything could be decided beforehand. my decision to bike left instead of right! if i'm going to make somebody's life brighter, i'm going to do it UNPREDICTABLY, darnit! 021103 ... blue star It's like those books where you can make certain choices that will shape the story from then on out. You don't get a multitude of options after each decision. There are direct consequences of each choice, and once that choice is made, it can't be taken back. You may not always see how a small choice will shape your story, but in the end it's possible to see that our lives are shaped by US, and at the same time limited by a greater being/set of forces. Let me know if that makes sense or not... Sometimes I'm not the greatest at explanations of my philosophies... 021103 ... screwing for virginity when i as in sixth grade and our social studies teacher told us that some religions have the "everything is preset" philosophy i went overboard on it. i didnt do anything i did soley to i could get ahead in life (such as homework) because i figured everything that was supposed to happen would happen. but then in eighth or nineth grade i realised that the predetermined outlook only works if you dont realise it is there. to this day i tell myself "there cant be any predetermined universe because then there would be no motavation." but in the back of my mind i think "or it could be that im supposed to tell myself that." 021104 ... [.:..The SeeR ..:.] We are Either FLowers or Fungi! Flowers are born, they grow, they blossom... they reproduce, then they die. They grow taller when exposed to proper nutrition, ample water... And they only grow in the direct sight of Sunlight. They always grow towards the light. Fungi, on the otherhand grow in darkness and they feed on death and decaying matter. In the garden of life, your predestination is determined by countless factors: When were you planted? Was there amply nutrients in your "soil"? Were you surrounded by weeds or beautiful flowers? Yes, blue star, what you say makes sense, and you can choose_your_own_adventure. But, for those of you who think you can choose your own destiny, I have this to say... You can't choose your parents, or when you're born, or what genetic traits you will inhierit. You are given a pre-selected range of possibilities and it's up to you make the best of it. But even how you do that is predictable based on the initial data. If it's meant to take place in this perfectly balanced universe, it was written into the code that created it. 021105 ... BnB I don't think that there is a master plan, but this can be a good thing. If life has no master plan, then it means that you can make one up as you go. If things are going badly for you, you can always change what you do and have your life change for the better. Unfortunately, it means that life can always get worse... and that you can mess up horribly and really pave yourself in a corner, since there is no-one there watching over you. If there is no master plan, then it means that no one is there to make sure that everything works out in the end, and that you can in fact live a horrible life... 090222 ... . . 090222 ... hsg free_will is allowed to rearrange the jigsaw pieces but there is one most beautiful setting. 090222 ... jane not if there is free_will 090222 ... ergo Free will is a fantasy created by an illusionist. 090222 ... ergo Free will is a fantasy created by an illusionist. Do I qualify for free will? 090222 ... hsg My argument is based on personal experience that we cannot choose to be unhappy forever. This somehow leads to a fate that we are destined to discover in our hearts a connection to infinite_creativity. Only sustainable blISs allowed perSEVERance. 090224 ... nom ask oasis 090224 ... z not as far as i can tell. 090224 ... () (or at least, undetectable) 090225 ... hsg i believe there may be a competition of master_plans. i'm guessing the higher_ups are being used by an even grandeur_architechnology. i'm suspecting thatecho is holographic. in our own heartminds lie blueprints. this design allows for coming to peace with oneself, knowing_oneself enabling one to have a vote in the karma of their own consciousness. eyE, maybe our world experience is what we truly want or believe. maybe only by being_completely_honest_with_ourselves can we take_control ove our dream esp if we need communicate with each_other to do it... the wholiness in me salutes the wholiness in you.. nah _ ima _ stay here for a why_all come_to_terms wit his peace_of_view figure_this_soul_out readefine print and right how i feel. n am a ste p lea se nd your best intentions 090704 what's it to you? who go blather from