Hmm, depends. I feel like "everything happens for a reason" is some sort of religious motto now, or even just generally things going towards a "greater purpose". That's how it comes across. Like even when bad things happen, it's God's plan and he did it for a reason or things are going towards some bigger purpose or something. If that's what it means, then no.
However, I do actually believe that there is a reason for everything. I don't think things just happen, they all have causes. E.g. why am I eating this slice of toast? Reasons: because I'm hungry, because I like toast, etc. Ha, that seems fairly obvious, in my opinion. I don't think people can do whatever they want, and I think there are causes behind everything they do.
Basically, I don't think I believe everything happens for a reason, but that everything happens due to reasons. Phrasing it in that way doesn't make much sense, but I'm not sure how to describe it well. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet anyway. Thinking about this question a lot makes my brain go a bit fuzzy, so this will probably take me a while to work out. I don't really like the wording of this phrase.:(
Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
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Hmm, depends. I feel like "everything happens for a reason" is some sort of religious motto now, or even just generally things going towards a "greater purpose". That's how it comes across. Like even when bad things happen, it's God's plan and he did it for a reason or things are going towards some bigger purpose or something. If that's what it means, then no.
However, I do actually believe that there is a reason for everything. I don't think things just happen, they all have causes. E.g. why am I eating this slice of toast? Reasons: because I'm hungry, because I like toast, etc. Ha, that seems fairly obvious, in my opinion. I don't think people can do whatever they want, and I think there are causes behind everything they do.
Basically, I don't think I believe everything happens for a reason, but that everything happens due to reasons. Phrasing it in that way doesn't make much sense, but I'm not sure how to describe it well. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet anyway. Thinking about this question a lot makes my brain go a bit fuzzy, so this will probably take me a while to work out. I don't really like the wording of this phrase.:(