The concept of fate, which fundamentally says that all things or events happen in an order, i.e. as they have to happen. For example, many people believe that all things happen, because it is their God's intention for it to happen, in response to his omniscience. After all, God has knowledge of all things, past, present, and future, which implies that fate does exist and that the future is beyond our changing, since it is already known.
However, it is simultaneously believed that we humans have free will, which says that ultimately we have the power to do as we wish, to make decisions spontaneously. This free will, which is said to be complete, gives us the power to change the future, for free will, could not mean anything less than so. But, again, if there is fate, then their can NOT be free will, since it contradicts our power to change our, and the, future. In other words, how can our future be destined and we still have the power of free will to choose spontaneously?
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2007-02-13
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