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thenewgreen · 4596 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: Does God's omniscience preclude free will?
Whenever I hear someone tell someone else that they are "lucky" in regards to an accomplishment I have a similar reaction. Most people create their own luck. Have a great career that you enjoy? Chances are you worked really hard to obtain it. Have well behaved children? That didn't just manifest on its own.
When I was younger I was working at a restaurant in Ann Arbor and our head bartender was going to Ghana to study architecture for a summer. One of the regulars of the restaurant came in and asked where the bartender was? I said, Ghana and he said how great it was and I replied, "Yeah, he's so lucky". The guest stopped my in my tracks and said to me while looking intently at me "you know, you create your own luck in life". -That was a transformative moment for me. Do we have free will? Hell yes, and I use it and I sure as hell don't wait for divine intervention. By the way, very nice of you to help out your acquaintance. Welcome to Hubski.
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