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The future is not predetermined from "summary" of Time and Free Will (Annotated Edition) by Henri Bergson
Imagine a world where every event, every action, every decision is already set in stone, predetermined before it even happens. In such a world, human freedom would be nothing but an illusion, a mere façade masking the inevitable march of fate. But is this really the nature of reality? Are we truly bound by a preordained future, or do we possess the power to shape our own destinies?According to Bergson, the future is not predetermined. We are not mere puppets dancing to the tune of some cosmic script; rather, we are active participants in the creation of our own lives. Our actions are not predetermined by external forces or abstract laws; rather, they arise from the depths of our own consciousness, shaped by our desires, our emotions, our experiences. Time, for Bergson, is not a fixed, ...
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