Darth Vader: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side.
If you will not fight, then you will meet your
destiny.
The Emperor: It is unavoidable. It is your
destiny.
Obi-Wan: You cannot escape your
destiny.
Yoda: Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force.
But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they.
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your
destiny.
Luke... do not... underestimate the powers of the Emperor
or suffer your father's
fate you will.
*****
By Lando Calrissian's hair relaxer, what a bunch of Galactic Empire conflaters!
As recent discussions at Getbig Theological Seminary has shown, 'fate' denies freedom, while 'destiny' allows exemption from an ironclad providential design.
Would you rather be hopeful or hopeless? Aeschyles' Prometheus Bound spins a tale of how mortals once had foreknowledge of their deaths until Prometheus, who, out of his love for mankind, wanted to mitigate such fatalism by ushering in "blind hope:"
PROMETHEUS
[250] Yes, I caused mortals to cease foreseeing their doom.
CHORUS
[251] Of what sort was the cure that you found for this affliction?
PROMETHEUS
[252] I caused blind hopes to dwell within their breasts.
CHORUS
[253] A great benefit was this you gave to mortals.
"Amor fati: let that be my love henceforth! I do not want to wage war against what is ugly. I do not want to accuse; I do not even want to accuse those who accuse. Looking away shall be my only negation." Nietzsche, The Gay Science
Amor fati, i.e., the love of fate, is the unqualified, "joyful" acceptance of things as they are in their present state. I'm not a Nietzschean, but I have no doubt that Tbombz will fulfill his fatal goals free from regret and with unwavering determination.
Dummbatz!
The tragic school massacre in Connecticut has provoked current discussions at Getbig Theological Seminary to reflect on issues dealing with God's providence. Before proceeding, perhaps a helpful distinction should be made between 'fate' and 'destiny.' 'Fate' is usually used in closed-ended terms, i.e., as events and states of affairs that unfold, and are arrived at, necessarily and cannot be otherwise; whereas, 'destiny' is usually used in open-ended terms, i.e., as a "destination" that might or might not be achieved (hence, one can fail to fulfill or achieve one's destiny). German theologians and philosophers make a distinction between fate (Schicksal) and destiny (Geshick).
The Roman writers Seneca and Augustine (and much later on in Germany, Kant*) used the phrase "Ducunt volentum fata, nolentem trahunt," i.e., "fate leads the willing and drags the unwilling," in closed-ended terms.
*Although Kant misstated the phrase.
Just saying, on a very sad day.
