Vicodin Pills - I Shouldn't Have Done That, Right?

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In the book, there are several versions of what happened between Dana and Vanessa. In each case, it was a different choice made by Dana that led to her daughter's behavior. But in all cases, Vanessa's life takes that same turn - she blames herself for it. If you don't blame yourself no matter what your actions were, then you aren't the cause.

Is character destiny, or can fluky decisions or tiny shifts in weather patterns fundamentally change who we are? Does the existence or non-existence of alternate universes have any bearing on freedom and responsibility? David and Tamler conclude their discussion of Ted Chiang’s “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” along with another very short piece by Chiang called “What’s Expected of Us” that was first published in Nature.

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