by Raymond Alexander Kukkee

Created on: June 30, 2008   Last Updated: August 01, 2008

Destiny: Coincidence, Fate or Dreamland State?

How do you know when you have finally arrived at the portion of your life you consider your destiny? If you have been so fortunate, was it achieved via a random, but exquisite progression of coincidental events, or did that glorious fate predestined at birth just crystallize magically, requiring no input from you as an individual? Did you dream your destiny and make it a reality? Is destiny coincidence or fate?

By all odds, logic, and scientific reason, based upon the concept of coincidence alone, mankind perhaps would not even exist, much less survive and thrive so brazenly in the midst of this unsettled, constantly changing universe. Although one may eagerly suggest that everything happening in the time-space continuum is part of a huge collection of coincidental events, what are the probabilities of that being fact? The odds against a theory of a singular, linear or exponential progression of coincidence causing the destiny of mankind by itself is phenomenal, perhaps incalculable.

Although it is popular to do so, there is little or no compelling evidence or reason for humans to arrogantly proclaim understanding of the endless coincidental, linear and perfect scientific events that would be required to place humanity on the earth as functional, sentient beings. Coincidence as a definition or cause of destiny simply cannot be substantiated.

Let us similarly examine fate. To achieve the same destiny using the concept of predetermined fate alone is unrealistic and improbable for the simple observation that human beings have apparently exercised some degree of control over their own lives throughout recorded history. Even minimal arbitrary and spontaneous control of events by individual actions and choices made would constantly challenge a "pre-defined" destiny.
Demonstrably, decisions made by individual humans alter not only instantaneous moments, but future events, and create a multiplicity of future alternatives and possibilities. Actions progress to alter one final outcome, but also all future outcomes, and do so whether a singular instantaneous change was made by significant conscious design, or by the simplest personal reflex action.

It is therefore difficult to imagine any specific, defined fate as being scribed in stone as an indelible and unalterable future, when our actions, dreams, and goals change the status quo constantly, virtually during every moment, offering alteration of the future and the universe

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