Determinism. Minority Report is very similar to a book called, Chronicle of a Death Foretold. These two sources speak of Determinism as something that is set in stone and cannot be changed.

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Determinism Essay

        The theme of Determinism is a very important concept in the movie “Minority Report.” The predetermined event of crime was the new way of life in the year 2054. Can looking at things before really show what will come in the future? Can people change their fate? That was the real question for John Anderton who was predetermined to commit a murder but wanted to prove that he would change his future. At the end, he did stop his crime but he still ended killing the man. Even though he stops his determined crime, fate still got involved by killing the man putting John in a lot of trouble. So can you be able to predetermine your future? I believe that cannot know what your future is but that it is already determined.

        Minority Report is very similar to a book called, “Chronicle of a Death Foretold.” These two sources speak of Determinism as something that is set in stone and cannot be changed. In the book, a mans life could not be saved and he was meant to die. Many people tried to stop it and avoid the murder but in the end no one could do anything because once it was spoken his death he was dead. Can that be considered something that was determined? Or can it be fate? Well I believe that fate and determinism links together. The definition of determinism from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws or it can be considered as a belief of predestination. This definition shows that the inevitable choice of trying to change your future is impossible. That our plans in the future are already set and there is a ultimate final outcome that is pre-determined. The definition of fate is the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do. So as you can see the relationship between the two you find that the belief of changing your future on your own is not possible because of fate has control. This brings the beliefs of ethics into this matter.

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        As a knower and apart of the Christianity community, I have a strong belief in pre-determined events. I believe that God has set out our lives and that we are responsible for the decisions we make but in the end if you are in tune in your spiritual life you will lead into the path that was made. One area of knowledge that this theme it connected to is definitely the knowledge of ethics. Ethics is the perspective that I bring to the table when I think of the subject, determined events. The ethics and beliefs in the movie, “Minority ...

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