"Everything happens for a reason"

No, it doesn't. You probably don't even put much thought in when you say that.

Do you honestly believe that everything is predetermined? You'd have to be some kind of knucklehead to believe in destiny.

If everything happens for a reason, then what's the purpose for me sitting here, on the /lounge/, while eating my kosher potato pancake?

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But religious nutjobs would say something like "God made you suffer and have multiple surgeries from that tree because he wanted you to appreciate life more", or some nonsense like that.