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NH01's avatar

Nah. Two brothers with very similar upbringings can be wildly different adults.

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kingflum's avatar

I have triplet data points… but that isn’t the crux of this matter. Each sibling doesn’t have the same upbringing or even the same “parents” aside from the physical

Human.

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NH01's avatar

Shaddup. We control our destiny.

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kingflum's avatar

Why are you being intentionally obtuse 😂

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Bruce L's avatar

Have thought about this my whole life!!!!! Sooooo many times!

How I happened to be me and land where I landed..... I remember being probably six years old laying on my back on fresh grass looking at clouds in the sky and wondering why me?” “Why am I here and not somewhere else?” “ Why am I me and not someone else”

I could just as easily be in Bangladesh, under very different circumstances

That little short story, “the egg” speaks a lot to this as well

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kingflum's avatar

Indeed! It is astounding that you recall thinking this at the age of 6… that is bonkers. 😝

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EG's avatar

Great read bro👏🏻

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kingflum's avatar

Cheers E 🙏

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The Journe Identity's avatar

A lot to chew on. A LOT. Great read Flum! 👊🏾👑

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kingflum's avatar

In the extremes for sure! 🥂🙏

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Victor Holland's avatar

I just posted a rebuttal of Sapolsky's and Sam Harris's views on free will for anyone interested. https://substack.com/home/post/p-148086949?r=3my0zq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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