This is an essay I wrote recently, posted in four parts so as to not freak out our short attention spans. I think I'll post it in intervals to create a sense of anticipation. (Humor me ok?)
Seeing The Future
It seems to me that the majority of people who visit psychics or “fortune tellers” haven't really considered what they think is going on during the process. Some claim they have their fortunes told “just for fun”, but aren't really sure if they believe it or not. Can these people really predict future events? It seems that this would raise the question of free will. If the future is written, can we change it? If so, shouldn't the psychic have known we were going to change it? Even if only a few psychics actually possess some kind of ability, how do they do it? What is the source of their supposed power? The fact that there are so many practitioners out there, all with different methods and techniques, doesn't really help. Here I hope to define and clarify some terminology, but more importantly to start a dialogue to get us thinking logically about these practices, so we can decide individually what we believe about the universe and our place in it.
Still interested? Stay tuned for Part II
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