"Do Predictions come true because they were destined to become true or because people make them true because of what was predicted (Like a self-fufilling prophecy)"
Since destiny is impossible and there is no possible way that a greater being is out there watching over us and crafting our future then predictions are false. Predictions need destinies in order to succeed. Humans hold religion and thier gods very dear. For example the people of ancient Greece believed that the Prophet of Delphi could predict thier future if asked. Most of the time the predictions never happened but when they did happen it was either out of pure coincidence or other people shifting things around in order for that prediction to come true. For example a prohpet may say man that he will meet a wolf on the road outside Athens. There was no time given so it could occur anytime. The man sits on the road outside Athens for a very long time and 3 months later with a long beard grown he sees a wolf. He runs back to Athens screaming the prophet of Delphi was right and should be worshipped. The destiny theory is a thread of religion and shows how gullible people really are and how.
I think it is interesting how you linked religion to the destiny idea. Do you mean organized religion, or just any strong belief system? Does believing in witches count as religion? What motivates people to want to believe in "special" people controlling the future?
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