I believe in destiny, because I believe in determinism. I don’t see how that can be logically used to commit atrocities, because nobody can claim to know their destiny.
It’s impossible to know the future, so even though it’s set by cause and effect, we must live as though it’s not because we don’t know what’s going to happen.
My destiny is to become emperor therefore my actions of wiping out my opponents are justified.
Example.
Yes, I can see the claim, but there’s no logical justification for why you are destined to be emperor. If the people believe your claim and choose to fight until your become emperor, then it was your destiny. If they turn on you, then it was not your destiny. The only thing you can do is attempt to make the claim and see where it take you.
By using it as a justification to murder, regardless of outcome.
Yes, you could use destiny as a “excuse” for murder, and it’s true that given the conditions your were in when the murder was committed, you couldn’t have done otherwise.
However, that’s doesn’t mean the murder is justified. If you murder beCAUSE someone called you a dork, that’s not justified. The force you exerted did not match the force that was exerted on you.
In this case, you are likely a psychopath, so basically your brain is broken and you are like a rabid dog who must be removed from society.
