Is our fate determined?

Index 1.0 CAUSALITY ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Causality within physics ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Causality outside of physics ......................................................................................................................... 3 2. 0 THE SPIRIT AND THE PROCESSING OF INFORMATION ......................................................................... 4 2.1 Conflict situation .............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Free will ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Preordination of human behaviour? ........................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Ethical assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4.1 The sense in punishment ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.4.2 Punishment in conjunction with a learning process ..................................................................... 1 0 2.4.3 Guilt ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 0 2.4.4 Revenge and retribution ........................................................................................................................ 1 1 2.4.5 Forgiveness .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1 2.5 Conclusions from a physical point of view ............................................................................................. 1 1 2.6 Precognition and predestination ................................................................................................................ 1 2 2.6.1 Interference with previewed events ................................................................................................... 1 3 2.6.2 Outlook ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 5 Literature compilation ............................................................................................................................................. 1 6