When people say "it's meant to be", who are they saying means it?
Who is running destiny? I used to think of this only in a religious sense, but then, I've heard atheists say this, as well as people who don't take a deity seriously in any other way. Yet, when talking about possibilities, they solidly assert that something that is meant to be will occur. That believing in it, even if it isn't something you yourself cause to happen in another way, can make things occur.
I guess what I'm asking is, if not God, then what do you believe to be the power behind the culmination of "what is meant to be"?
7 Answers to "When people say "it's meant to be", who are they saying means it?"
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I have no idea. I believe a way that is not of a common nature, yet is the most earthly of all religions.
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meant to be is something people say to either uplift themselves when the outcome is negative or romanticize something positive. Destiny is an idea, in reality events, occurences, or paths crossed are just a product of choices we make that sometimes put us in pleasant/unpleasant instances with the product of other peoples choices. Perhaps it is in our nature but ppl seem to have a need to believe in something bigger than us whether it be god or destiny etc. I believe we create our life by choices we make and are at times impacted by the choice of others and it is up to the individual to create a life according to their idea of happiness or what they want for themselves.
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I get that people want to feel the comfort that what happens is supposed to happen. Be that things that happen to us personally due to choices or natural disasters and birth defects. It seems we have the need to feel there is something "intentional" at work in the universe. So I'm wondering what atheists believe the source of that intent is.
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That's is ur answer. Atheists do not believe in anything bigger, in divine beings or the universe working to impact our lives. To an atheist there is nothing more that what is here and what we are. Cause and effect and nothing more. If u are trying to find something deeper in terms of bigger than us, u won't find it from an atheist.
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I don't think it is a 'who'. It means destiny (which I don't happen to believe in).
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That's the thing....what do they see as being the catalyst or stimulus for the culmination of destiny? Some sort of law of nature or universal energy?
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I believe that God is so much bigger than any of us can imagine.
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I agree. I am wondering what folks who aren't believers mean when they say, "meant to be".
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That its in Gods hands. He expects us to fall so he may catch us.
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saying "meant to be" makes more sense in hindsight. If something happens then it was I guess meant to be. To me that opens the door up to a mind trick that future things must somehow be set in stone.
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I've always thought that something being "meant" implies an entity of some sort behind it all.
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There is consciousnesses .. but I think events are experienced and not so much planned out. I think that would take the fun out of this "time" trip.
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I believe God writes our destiny; so when they say it's meant to be, that means they already supposed to happen.
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I get what folks mean from a religious perspective. I'm confused by folks who solidly believe in destiny, yet who don't believe in a god who is behind it.
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Posted by EarthlingWise Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:29AM
It just means people like to think everything is planned.
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Reply by Vessa Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:33AM
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