Re: Ask El Diablo
"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11
So far, you seem to have had a very fulfilling life. How much of that do you think was due to your innate talents and other positive qualities developed through force of will vs due to random chance?
Suppose there were a million alternate universes, each with an El Diablo born under identical circumstances until he enters high school (which is about when we can be held fully responsible for our actions). Each instance is given a slight kick to randomize events. Events happen, like your father dies, or you meet some bad friends, or you fall in love with music, etc., distributed by probability of each occuring. How do you think your life looks in:
a. the 10th percentile quality life?
b. in the 90th percentile?
c. Where would you rate your life today at? i.e., how lucky have you been?
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