do you think things that happen in your life are already destined to be that way, or do you think that you are the author of your own destiny?
[SIZE=3]if i knew you were an organ grinder, i wouldn't have given you my heart. [/SIZE]
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tessa_s212 wrote:
We have our own free will. We are in charge of our lives. We can live it the way it was meant to be lived, or we can screw it up. It is our choice.
zork1 wrote:
Have you ever read anything on Skinner's experiments? Pavlovs?
I suggest atleast reading an overview of some work of theirs or similiar work in those areas. It makes for a very good mental exercise contemplating the points they bring.
clovertune wrote:
and hey what about the skinner's experiments?
tessa_s212 wrote:
I am a dog trainer. I'd sure hope I'd know a little something about Pavlov and Skinner. And I can't understand what in the world your point is with that comment. What does the learning theory/operant conditioning got to do with destiny or fate?
tessa_s212 wrote:
Skinner was the guy that basically came up with operant conditioning, defining reinforcement schedules and things of the like. Hes also known for radical behaviorism, which basically suggests everything is predertimined. Our actions are pre set due to our behavior from our genetics and the operant conditioning going on around us at any moment of the day.
zork1 wrote:
Thank you for answering your own question; it makes my life so much easier
tessa_s212 wrote:
I apologize for my question. Whenever I think about Pavlov or Skinner it is in relation or about the learning theory. I did not think at first that Skinner was known for other things as well. Eh, its what ya get from being a dog trainer.
clovertune wrote:
so destiny can be violated issit?
like, i can exercise my free will and kill myself now,violating my destiny to live till 100 yr old for example.
or has it been destined that i will lose my mind and commit suicide now?
and hey what about the skinner's experiments?