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Old 07-19-2015, 12:42 PM   #44 (permalink)
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But you're never going to act differently when either crossing or not crossing the bridge. The world is governed by mathematical laws, and unless there is magic that can introduce randomness (where one plus one can sometimes equal three) then your actions are predetermined, just like everything else. Free will is an illusion.
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You just added a bridge in your universe. There was no bridge in Trollheart's. Imagine the ripple effects that will have.
Even if it was a bridge, well, no you're not going to act differently, but say it was old and crumbled? You either made it over to the other side or you didn't, and two new universes are born. Or you could meet someone if you cross the bridge that changes your life; go back and decide you forgot to lock your car and then change your mind about taking a walk over the bridge (maybe you get a call) and you never meet that person. So yeah, on the smallest things large events can turn.
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