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the belief that everything that will happen has already been predetermined and cannot be changed
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Entertainment Score: 7 Science Score: 9 Arrival (2016) Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve's first foray into sci-fi offers a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophesy or predestination.
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Weber pointed in particular to the Calvinist notion of predestination—the belief that God decided whether each individual would be saved or damned before the person was even born.
—Benjamin M. Friedman, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
None of this amounts to spiritual predestination.
—Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2021
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Weber pointed in particular to the Calvinist notion of predestination—the belief that God decided whether each individual would be saved or damned before the person was even born.
—Benjamin M. Friedman, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
None of this amounts to spiritual predestination.
—Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2021
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Either parent could get in accidents and harm others besides themselves.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The investigation will continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, including air traffic control communications and the operational status of the radio tower at the time of the accident.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But Mann also knew that, to withstand our attraction to death, a decent society has to be built on a foundation deeper than politics: the belief that, somewhere between matter and divinity, we human beings, made of water, protein, and love, share a common destiny.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Outside looking in The dubious distinction of being the first team outside the top 12 looking in belongs to No. 13 SMU, who are tied with Miami atop the ACC standings and still control their own destiny of playing their way into the bracket.David Close, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unpredictable rains flood the roads and create health hazards.New York Times, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Removable tokens and figurines could become choking hazards to young children, so be aware of age limitations on those as well.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Spain’s emergence as one of Europe’s most desirable shooting locations was no coincidence or stroke of luck.Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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More about the measures:Tempe wants to take on $582M debt to fix roads, update parks, add affordable housing Carefree voters deciding fate of general plan Carefree has only one town-specific item on the ballot, called Proposition 493.Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a bitter twist of fate, Trump made these remarks about Xi on the day that Liu Xiaobo died.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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This wasn’t by happenstance; it was made possible through rezoning by city leaders and on the coattails of a crackdown on local gangs and a long-term, $1.4-billion river revitalization project.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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As for Apple Intelligence, being inattentive to disability vis-a-vis accessibility to instead push a juicy, fatalistic narrative about Apple playing catchup isn’t happenstance either.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Guests also could buy a souvenir glass of champagne with each glass equaling one raffle ticket for a chance to win a diamond from Sissy's Log Cabin.Cary Jenkins, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, retirement offers individuals a new chance at reinvention.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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Use social media with intention – and not for doom scrolling.Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Loading and editing Illustrator files was just as snappy as doing the same on the MacBook Pro M2 Max, as were the usual doom scrolling, browser tab hoarding, and other things that enhance your productivity and take it away at the same time.Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Predestination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestination. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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