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[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by mormegil

Isn't it possible for a master plan to exist and still have free will?

Certainly, if your master plans consists of "I'm gonna sit back and see what happens."

If the master plan has a predetermined outcome (say "good", or "evil" or even as narrowed down as "Sauron WILL be overthrown") then all of the "free will" is working to achieve it, which means that the infinity of outcomes that should come with free will is drastically diminished.