"Only on Earth is there any talk of free will"-Tralfamadorian p. 109
I picked this quote because it shows how the Tralfamadors don't believe in free will. It also represents some poeple's view on life, future, and destiny. If free will does not exist then we are all sworn into some untold destiny and nothing we can do will ever change it. This means that some how something chooses a fate for everybeing at birth and they will follow it by nature. I like to think that we do have a fate, but everything we do carves and determines what that fate is. If what the Tralfamadorian says is true then no matter what you do you will end up in the same . It also says that we do not get to choose anything and that all our decisions are made for you and that there is no such thing as a choice, and I think thats kinda bull shizz. I feel that every choice we make every move we take has a direct effect on our enviormnent and are futures.
This is significant in the novel because Billy also believes in this idea. This helps us understand Billy's thought process and how he makes decisions.
Other people don't believe in free will. People such as religious people, dictators, and some philosophers. Some religious beliefs are hat your god chooses a destiny for you and that is the destiny that you will follow, and that you don't have the free will to choose. Also some dictators believe that they should get to choose people's future. Even some philosophers believe that free will doesn't exisist. This thought is used everywhere.