Editing Lazy argument (section)

The '''lazy argument''' or '''idle argument''' ({{langx|grc|ἀργὸς λόγος}}) is an attempt to undermine the philosophical doctrine of [[fatalism]] by demonstrating that, if everything that happens is determined by fate, it is futile to take any kind of action.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bobzien |first=Susanne |authorlink=Susanne Bobzien |title=Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy |chapter=Fate, Action, and Motivation: The Idle Argument |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-924767-6 |doi=10.1093/0199247676.003.0006 |page=180}}</ref> Its basic form is that of a complex constructive [[dilemma]].<ref>{{harvnb|Bobzien|2001|page=185}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Brennan |first=Tad |date=2005 |title=The Stoic Life: Emotions, Duties, and Fate |chapter=The Lazy Argument |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-925626-6 |doi=10.1093/0199256268.003.0016}}</ref>