the tragedy of fate, as depicted in oedipus the king, proves that human beings are liable to error, that human capability for knowledge is limited and unreliable. do you think that man can, as a rationale being, twist his fate in order not to commit error?
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In the classical meaning of the word fate, it was unalterable, being fixed in the grand scheme of things, thus it cannot be twisted by human agency. However, you can 'twist' yourself' into being more error free. A prime cause of humman error is emotions, which are unreasonable, as they interfere with/overrule both perception and reason. As they say, love is blind.
Most humans are capable of learning to put their emotions out of circuit when making decisions. For professionals, it is usually necessary. A surgeon cannot afford to think that he is operating on a human whose life may be lost. Its entirely a medical problem and its what will give the nearest to the desired result that has to be considered.
Techniques exist to be able one to put one's emotions to one side and replace empathy with compassion and such, a common one being meditation.