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[pietistic]

I'm curious how many people believe in fate here.

If you do, do you believe fates can be changed?

If you don't, what do you believe in?

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[protectingthelight]

Do you find that there are commonalities across different systems of belief?

[pietistic]

Sometimes it seems that there is.

[protectingthelight]

It's interesting. One of my hobbies is astrology, and I've had the opportunity to compare systems across different planets. It's surprising how often there are similarities and connections.

I used to think it meant that there was something to astrology, but now I mostly think it's because people everywhere have the same sorts of hungers, to make sense of their worlds and their lives.

[pietistic]

I am not sure what astrology is exactly.

But, I think you are right about what people want.

[protectingthelight]

Astrology is a kind of divination—the idea that patterns in the stars determine or are reflective of our personalities and fates.

Which brings us back to your original question, in a way. Nowadays I don't think the stars determine your fate. But maybe,
if you're looking for it, you can find a suggestion or two.