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Originally Posted by alatar
So what you are saying in that, as far as you can perceive, you have free will. Some entity may be up there calling all of the shots, and your whole reality may be a Peter Jackson soundstage (or maybe not; everything would be "bigger"  ), but you think that you are a free agent, and so I guess that's all that matters. |
What I'm saying, is that I'd like very much to believe in both, but today, when I have nothing better to do but think about it, I'm not sure which I prefer. I've noted that when somebody I care about dies, I turn to Eru in hopes that "he has a plan". Because when I feel helpless, it's comforting to think I'm not alone. When I succeed in something I've worked my butt off for, I'm arrogant enough to think that my success is based singularly on my own effort.
Take from that what you will. When I'm helpless, I convince myself that my involvement isn't really needed. Is it free will to choose to believe in fate?