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People are in charge of their own destinies
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knowledge can change fate, so prople who get knowledge can in charge own fate they have the freedom to choose and make decisions for themselves	One possibility is that some terrible disasters attack us all of a sudden and make quite unbearable consequence for our after-life. Some may need to pay more for same achievement, things happen for a reason people are products of their environment

Some may need to pay more for same achievement,
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	Pay more doesn't mean unachievable, it only means that more difficult to achieve

things happen for a reason
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one's destiny is already written in the stars	it is people who make things happen

it is people who make things happen
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different response and decision leads to different results, so it is a random process.	gods are the ones who really make things happen

gods are the ones who really make things happen
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	Belief/faith brings positive mind, optimistic people in charge their life gods don't exist in a world full of conflicts and injustice

gods don't exist in a world full of conflicts and injustice
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	they are a given in ancient times

they are a given in ancient times
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gods guarantee the truth of astrology

one's destiny is already written in the stars
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	people don't know how to read it

knowledge can change fate, so prople who get knowledge can in charge own fate
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	Not everyone have the oppunity to be educated

they have the freedom to choose and make decisions for themselves
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humans make their own history knowledge and experience give rational decisions leads to better future	some people are incapable of doing that

some people are incapable of doing that
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they have to consult fortune tellers for advice

humans make their own history
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	they can't choose the circumstances in which they make it

people are products of their environment
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geographic differences determine peoples' fates our fate is determined more by social structures, market forces, and technology how they are nurtured determines who they become	people have the potential to transform their environments and shape their destiny

geographic differences determine peoples' fates
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	different environments cause biological differences in populations

different environments cause biological differences in populations
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natural selection favors the survival of the fittest

how they are nurtured determines who they become
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Education can change one's thoughts and change one's life.	some are control freaks by nature