Unavoidable Events and Logic: Understanding the Unavoidable and The Logically Inevitable
Updated: Sep 9
Article Overview by Mr. J. Igwe and Co.
"Unavoidable Events and Logic: Understanding the Unavoidable and The Logically Inevitable" is an insightful exploration of the balance between fate and choice in human existence. Mr. Tomasio distinguishes between unyielding inevitabilities and those that become unavoidable through our decisions, providing depth to the topic. This distinction encourages readers to engage in self-reflection about his own choices and the extent of their control over their lives.
The article offers a fresh perspective on inevitability by separating it into two categories: unyielding inevitabilities (like death) and those that are shaped by human decisions. This nuanced categorization contributes to discussions about fate, determinism, and free will. The inclusion of personal experience, such as the philosopher's former decision to become a monk, adds a compelling layer to the discussion, making the article more relatable and accessible to readers.
The article emphasizes personal empowerment and responsibility, encouraging readers to recognize their ability to shape their reality despite inevitable events they may face. It also uses logical reasoning and philosophical references, such as the Nirvana Fallacy and the Eternity Fallacy, to enhance the argument's depth. The engaging style and use of imagery create an engaging and evocative tone, making the article more enjoyable to read.
In conclusion, "Unavoidable Events and Logic: Understanding the Unavoidable and The Logically Inevitable" is a compelling and thought-provoking article that successfully encourages readers to think critically about the balance between fate and choice. By integrating personal experience with philosophical inquiry, the philosopher creates a piece that is both intellectually engaging and relatable.
Introduction: The Two Faces of the Unavoidable
There are two sides to the coin of unavoidable events: those that are truly inevitable, woven into the fabric of existence, and those that become unavoidable due to the choices we make (or don't make):
The first category holds the unyielding inevitabilities. Death, hunger, and thirst are prime examples. From the moment we draw our first breath, the clock starts ticking towards our final moment. Not necessarily a cruel twist of fate, but a biological reality, similar to many machinery. We are mortal beings, subject to the essences of existence and to void. The force that might seem like a divine hand guiding us to our demise is simply the logical consequence of our physical limitations. The first is therefore, the inevitable possibility.
The second type of unavoidable event is a bit trickier. These are situations that weren't inherently unavoidable, but become so because of the choices we navigate or the lack of options available. Perhaps we take a job that requires us to relocate or to work remotely, forcing us to leave loved ones behind. Maybe a war disrupts our carefully laid plans. These events, while impactful, are not strictly predetermined as the griefs of life. They are the result of our decisions (or the decisions of others) interacting with the world around us. They are inevitable only when the timing allows it, and therefore, they are points of no return.
The key difference lies in the power of choice. In the face of death, there's little we can do, beyond delaying the inevitable by survival and by merit. However, in the face of the second category, we often have some influence. And the point of influence is to alter reality, and therefore alter our role within it, for we do not live in a vacuum. We can choose careers that offer flexibility, build strong support networks, or develop contingency plans for unforeseen circumstances like competent villains.
Do not victimize yourselves when in reality you have greater power than you might realize.
Part I: Choice Within the Inevitable
Life presents a dichotomy: certain events are undeniably inevitable, while others become unavoidable due to the choices we navigate.... The choices we make, and the choices we don't make at all.
This understanding allows us to cultivate a balanced perspective, accepting what's beyond our control while actively shaping our own path towards the life we want to have.
There are three basic levels of living:
a) Do - the life of accomplishment, actively working to make things better.
b) Be - the life of experience, participating only as necessary, to enable more experience.
c) Living vicariously - unable to afford meaningfully participating in other ways, seeking satisfaction through trivial means, watching movies, reading books, etc., no meaningful quality of life.
Either of those are not entirely a verdict of being. Make the right choices for your future, and you can slowly alter your current reality, and live despite the inevitable. Be it death, be it an incurable disability or illness. You can grow stronger, and the stronger you get, the greater your sphere of choices would be, to endure despite the inevitable hardships of being alive.
Choice's Role In Shapeing the Unforeseen -- Personal Reflections
My former decision to become a monk, for instance, might have meant sacrificing a typical romantic teenagehood. And yet, my former avoidance led me to make other choices in life, like focusing more on philosophy and asceticism.
You must teach yourself to enjoy the simple things in life and the pleasures that the world has to offer... Release the monk-like persona and start to savor the freedom that human existence in our time affords young people like you.
If you do this, based on your experiences and deep existential insights - you will open up to a new world that will offer you wonderful things that you can later integrate with the knowledge you have accumulated in the second decade of your life. -- A shadow from the past.
How fortunate was I in choosing strength over liberty and hedonism. How great was it, that I prepared for suffering, and not for joy. It made the Reaping Fatigue Era, far, far more bearable. How good it was to prove that person wrong for their positivity bias.
My struggle paved the way for a self that lives either way. Thus, I greatly reduced the traumatic misfortune that is my theoretical death.
The Delicate Dance with Time
The timing for our choices is crucial, for it plays a large role in the success of our plans. A woman may have control over her romantic relationships, but not the inevitable biological clock ticking. She will know love and children, she will know just love or no children... Or she will grow to become a loveless, skin-depraved mother.
The choice is hers, based on her wisdom, under the tyranny of limited time, and/or under assisted reproduction. In such a reality, immortality deserves to be seen as mere fantasy.
Maturity and the Power of Acceptance
Logic dictates that our choices, positive or negative, can lead to both desirable and undesirable inevitable events. Success can be as burdensome as failure, when you find yourself as lonely as a school outcast. Being ridiculed online due to a misunderstood action is an unfortunate example of how a good intention shoots yourself in the foot.
The most mature approach lies in accepting these realities. Accepting not in defeatism. Accepting by choosing to live despite the struggle.
Stand up for yourself, endure life's hardships, and strive to live a fulfilling life despite both inevitable events and the choices you make. Some inevitabilities are universal, while others are personal consequences. Handle your mistakes responsibly.
The person who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. -- William Connor Magee
It's important to recognize that every situation has an explanation rooted in reason. While some may disagree, Unavoidable Events and Logic, and its depravity governs our much of our lives. By understanding the two faces of the unavoidable – fate and choice – we can embrace the agency we possess within the grand tapestry of existence.
Part II: Reason in the Inevitable
What is completely irrational cannot truly exist -- Another Shadow From the Past
Because inevitability is a part of everyone's life, even if it is only because of death, we should not bring the inevitable closer than it already is, when we have enough room to do other things before the different points of no return. Thinking we shouldn't, because it is inevitable anyways, is known as the Nirvana Fallacy, and often times, the Eternity Fallacy.
We should only bring closer inevitabilities that bring more benefit than harm. That's especially especially given the time-limited opportunities that are available to us before they end for us.
As you can see, an avoidable choice can lead, upon its application, to its inevitable result. I can invite a woman to hunt a pest for me, but what if she decides to forcibly marry me? I can prevent her inevitable, shameless advances by finding a more competent exterminator instead. One that would hunt it, and not me. Consider having background checks before you hire someone.
The comforting idea "everything happens for a reason" resonates with many. But what if the "reason" isn't a predetermined path or a grand plan, but the inescapable logic of existence? What if we trap ourselves by our choices? What if we're not "destined" to be love-bombed by a narcissistic leader? What if we had the choice to avoid it, if we were aware enough of what we could do? Of what we needed to do?
Conclusions: Reality as Chain Reactions Between Choice and the Uncontrollable
Life is a product of evitable and inevitable outcomes – some universal, others born from our choices. The universe's reason might not necessarily lie in a divine plan, but in the inescapable logic of cause and effect, where all beings partake of by being alive and by making choices as living beings
Unforeseen events often feel like a predetermined path. However, each and every of our choices shapes our future. Paradoxically, even acting under determinist philosophy, can alter your future.
The comfort in "everything happens for a reason" doesn't necessitate a grand plan or a higher being. It simply acknowledges the underlying logic that governs existence, with or without divinity. Our choices have consequences, and the universe itself might be a product of fundamental principles, and even forces beyond our current understanding...
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