https://hvishwanath.net/tags/philosphy/Recent content in Philosphy on Harish VishwanathHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Harish VishwanathTue, 13 Jan 2026 23:34:40 +0000https://hvishwanath.net/posts/2005-11-11-are-we-in-charge/Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:18:00 +0000https://hvishwanath.net/posts/2005-11-11-are-we-in-charge/<p>Yesterday I had a discussion with my friend. The argument was whether we are in control of what we do, or are we kind of puppets. As per his view of this world, all of us are like software programs, defined clearly before we came on this earth. Our future is already written and there is nothing we can do about it. In essence, we are like puppets, our destinys already written and decided.</p>