Theory Design Lab/Predestination

A theory of predestination
Is it likely that predestination exists?

A scientific analysis

 * Can predestination exist without a cause or causer?
 * Does a cause or causer require intent?
 * Does a cause require physical or other interaction?
 * Does a causer have to be a supernatural agent?
 * Is there any evidence for something like predestination to exist?
 * Would you be able to measure predestination?
 * Are your proposed measurements free from observational errors, for instance cognitive biases?

Predestination as a metaphor for lack of planning
Predestination could be seen as an exaggerated metaphor for lack of planning.


 * How are higher-order volitions related to planning?
 * What are the effects of lack of planning on the individual who fails to plan?
 * What are the effects of lack of planning if others make plans?
 * What are the effects of lack of planning if a limited resource is depleted by those who plan?
 * What are limited resources?
 * Which resources are not limited?
 * Are there "predestined" plans for people in the real world?
 * What is the "predestined" plan for an uneducated and unemployed person in one of the least developed countries and who is the causer?
 * How is predestination related to the categorical imperative? (Prevention as a moral obligation; mentoring as a moral obligation)
 * How are higher-order volitions related to planning? Which moral priorities do apply? (Prevention as a moral priority)
 * What kind of plans do pupils need to make in school?

Predestination could also be interpreted to be a requirement of "implementing" a degree of "fairness" (or karma) (both words have to be used with caution here, especially because fairness may have many different interpretations). A resulting conclusion could be that planning should aim to establish a degree of fairness, which obviously may be subject to the interpretation of the planning entities (and thus may appear to require ethical standards).


 * See also: Predestination and lack of planning (Parent Education Course Writer's Guide, Wikibooks)