Fate or Free Will: Explain why you control your destiny - or not!

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The existence of free will and our control over our fate has been at the basis of philosophical and religious inquiry since the start of civilization. Some believe that our lives are predetermined, and some think everything is up to chance. What do you believe?
#1 PANZERSaturn's answer
You're the master of your universe. You control it all
“Okay, I will say that you have free will to control your fate, and your fate is made up of your free will. So whatever - so basically, in a real simple way, 'cuz I don't wanna get too deep into it,…”
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#2 Enrique E's answer
We can change the here and now, but fate? Not so much
“Fate or free will. Now, this is a good one, right? Personally, I do think that we are destined to our own destiny, if that makes sense. But the things in-between, here and now, we could change those…”
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#3 Hanna S's answer
We cause the ripples in our lives, but there's more.
“Oh, boy. Um, I thought I would be done with questions like this after I got my degree and finished my philosophy classes. Okay, um, I think it's a mixture of both. So, you control a lot of things in…”
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#4 bartkraning's answer
You choose your fate, with a little luck and karma
“Easy. It's both. You have the free will to choose your fate. I don't think anything is predetermined. I think we choose how we succeed and fall, for the most part. A lot of luck is involved. I think…”
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#5 Beatrice H's answer
Don't worry too hard. Destiny might be to blame
“You definitely do not control your destiny. I mean, you can do as much as you can, like studying as much as you want for that test or like adding as much as you want to your resume, but at the end of…”
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#6 Kay B's answer
Don't just wait around, make fate manifest
“Okay, now, I like to talk about stuff like this. I believe you control your own destiny, only because of my belief in Manifestation. Now, you could speak something into existence, and that's facts.…”
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#7 ilsathejoe's answer
Is free will for real? I sure hope so
“I really hope we have free will. To learn that everything was preordained for us would be - would make life really depressing, right? 'Cuz it's like, no matter what you do, you're still gonna end up…”
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