The myth of Oedipus and the movie Gattaca explore the limits of humanity from a fatalistic perspective. It warns that human endeavors to transcend the fate determined by oracles and genetics, as well as advances in science and technology, could lead to a new fatalism, and asks whether there is a possibility of true free will. To begin, I’d like to introduce you to the myth of...
Do advances in science and technology empower human free will, or do they impose a new fatalism by DNA?
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