[KCosmo]

(Original post by SnoochToTheBooch)
I'd go further than that. I don't think we really have any say in what we do at all, we just seem to react as far as I can tell, and we control (or what seems like us controlling) a hell of a lot less than we take for granted. We go through life having experiences thrust upon us that we have no say in. Our brain constantly downloads information from the senses that it has no choice but to accept, and that info gets filtered and distorted before being presented to our consciousness. Something triggers/motivates every thought we have and it all comes down to external influence if you trace your thoughts back far enough. We surely don't just pull them out of thin air, and even if they did come to us by "magic", that still wouldn't be us doing it. It's easy to plant ideas in people's heads without them realising it, it happens all the time. I reckon we're just computers with a massive range of reactions to situations that involve loads of possible influencing factors, whether conscious or sub. I don't think it's anyone's fault or achievement for ending up who they are really. I don't see a reason why you should draw the line at just "some" of our behaviour being pre-determined.

I'd say most people have little control, but some people do have more control than others. It's like the difference between people who have an internal locus of control and an external one.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control

[violetta12]

I agree..if we ourselves had complete control over all, anyone could reach any extent they would like to reach, which cannot be assured even after lots of hard work. We've all heard the saying- Expect the unexpected- because you alone are not to decide for fate. And that is why such a thing as faith exists..in the very frequent times when we can only hope for these forces to be in our favour, we rely upon our faith..whatever we believe in.