A to Z Quick Chat 86 | Do you believe in fate?

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack talk about whether or not they believe in the idea of fate.Transcript:00:00:01JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast, where Jack and Social take you on a journey from learning the basics to mastering the nuances of the English language. Our podcast is designed for non-native speakers who are looking to improve their English skills in a fun and interactive way. Each episode covers a wide range of topics.00:00:23JackFrom grammar and vocabulary to slang and culture to help you navigate the English speaking world with ease.00:00:34JackWelcome to the A to.00:00:35JackZ English podcast My name is Jack and I'm here.00:00:37JackWith my co-host.00:00:38JackSocial and today we are doing a quick chat episode and today's quick chat question is.00:00:47JackDo you believe in the concept of fate that everything happens for a reason? So social, do you believe in fate?00:01:00XochitlDo I believe in fate well?00:01:05XochitlIt This one is kind of hard. I don't think there is a predetermined state or destiny.00:01:14XochitlBut I think there's kind of like a butterfly effect which for our listeners who don't know what that is, it's like a scientific term to describe how like a butterfly flaps its wings and it causes a chain of different reactions that leads up to.00:01:34XochitlSome big thing. It could be like a.00:01:38XochitlLike a hurricane, I think is the biggest example is, yeah.00:01:41JackRight, like a like a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and there's a hurricane in Florida because of that. You know something?00:01:52XochitlYes, I think I believe kind of in like a butterfly effect with their personal choices like we could.00:01:52JackLike that, yeah.00:02:02XochitlIt's like yesterday I went out for a I went out to a party cause it's Mexico's Independence Day.00:02:09XochitlAnd and it's like a butterfly effect because say you go out and you get robbed.00:02:21XochitlThen you lost all your money for the month, or you go out and you meet the love of your life and you end up getting married to them like it's just so weird, because making one little choice like will I go out today or tomorrow?00:02:42XochitlOr am I going to go to the grocery store right now and you across the street and get hit by a car or you go to the grocery store and you're the 100th customer and they give?00:02:53XochitlYou $1,000,000.00:02:55XochitlJust like you just.00:02:56XochitlNever know where life is gonna take you on some really tiny decision.00:02:57발표자OK.00:03:02XochitlAnd I've read a lot about that, like people who said they were a few minutes late to work, so they missed 9/11, which for our viewers who aren't familiar, was a really huge tragedy in the United States. That happened when I was still in diapers. But the planes crashed in the Twin Towers and a lot.00:03:19XochitlOf people died and.00:03:22XochitlA lot of people talk about how they were minutes late to work and missed.00:03:26XochitlDying and getting killed and caught up in that horrible disaster because of just like, ohh, their alarm didn't go off or their alarm did go off. So they took five extra minutes in the shower or they burned their toes and made some new.00:03:40XochitlToast. So yeah. How about you, Jack?00:03:43XochitlDo you believe in fate?00:03:45JackYeah, I mean, I definitely should because.