It isn't dependent upon what happens to whom, or what happens at all. As long the event occurs impartially, then it is considered fair.
Now that I have established the idea of what is fair' I will take a look at the logical place to start, the beginning. I was conceived as a tiny clump of cells. I was born into this world. My life started off fair as fair can be. I received an unbiased gift. There was no favoritism. No man deciding whether or not I lived or died. Assuming that I am correct, what happens next? I now exist in an environment forced upon me by my parents. What if my mother dabbled in drugs and I am permanently disabled because of her decision? Perhaps my family does not have enough money to provide adequately for me. What about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other complications? What if I am born with a random genetic defect? Are these events fair to me, is that just to all parties, equitable'? .
The dilemma is now this; are events in life random, or is there a force driving things a certain way, for a certain reason? This question is the crux of the argument. I say this due to our established definition that if things happen randomly, no matter what happens, than they are fair. However, what does happens if life is not random at all?.
The Case: Face it; bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. Things just happen. There is no reason, no rhyme nor scheme. For example, one day a small radioactively charged atom is zipping through the atmosphere from a far off space anomaly. It strikes into my cellular structure, reacting with a cell and turning it malignant. I develop cancer. It is a sad story, but unfortunately, I cannot blame it on life. That atom did not consciously devise this wicked scheme to head directly for me, nor did it pick me out of the crowd for its own evil reasons. It just happened. What kind of world would it be if nothing bad could happen? If everything happened the same to everyone? It would be pointless! The fact that bad things do happen to good people has no bearing.
