DISCLAIMER: I am horrible at explaining my thoughts on these sorts of things...so if this makes next to no sense...it's my fault, not anyone else's.

Here's my thing. I believe in a mixture of predeterminism and free will. Here's how. As a Christian, I believe that God knows what will happen to everyone in the end. That's predestination, fate, all that. At the same time, it's intertwined with free will. We still have the power to do...basically, whatever we want, even though God knows how everything is going to work in the end. So it's not really like we're video game characters, being "controlled" by God in a metaphorical Playstation 2 RPG world sort of thing (i heart that analogy, ama... ). If such were the case, God would make it so that everyone would believe in Him, and there would be no other option. That is OBVIOUSLY a fallacy.

We have no idea how our lives will unfold. Even with free will, we have to make choices. But we can't see too far ahead in terms of consequences and things when we make them. And, of course things are left up to chance all the time. I mean, I don't know if I'm "fated" to trip and fall flat on my face today, do I?

I also find myself marvelling at how amazing the known universe is. I like looking up at the stars. And when I do...I feel like, there's got to be something more than just randomness. I'm not really bright enough to prove that in a compelling way...I just...things have happened in my life that can't be just coincidence. That's all I can really say. Take that however you will.

If you can make sense out of anything that I just said...kudos. I feel like it's convoluted. I tried...