HUMANS can no more be experts of their destiny than any other animal, writes evolutionist John Gray. Author Shmuley Boteach expresses quite the opposite view in his book An Clever Person's Guide to Judaism. He is saying : Man is not an animal, and is therefore always in control of his own destiny.
Go to our website for free real love tarot readingsKing or commoner, ancient or modern-man has felt the need for trustworthy prophecies per the future. As clever creatures, we humans observe the past, are conscious of the present, and are especially interested in the future. A Chinese proverb aptly asserts : He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.
Others thru history have felt helpless because they suspected that supernatural forces controlled their destiny. The ancient Greeks, claims Boteach, were obsessive about the assumption all hope was futile since man could not overcome predetermined destiny. They felt that the destiny of every person was decided by capricious goddesses. These goddesses, they believed, decided when an individual would die as well as how much trouble and pain he'd have to endure throughout his life.
Throughout the ages, millions have attempted to peer into the future by consulting what they perceived as being divine. Take the ancient Greeks as an example. They had scores of sacred oracles, for example those of Delphi, Delos, and Dodona, where they would go to inquire of their gods with regard to political or military developments as well as such private affairs as travel, marriage, and children. Not just kings and military leaders but whole clans and city-states sought guidance from the spirit realm through these oracles.
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