There is a vast amount of talking in the present day about “Freewill” and “Fate. It seems that the majority of society believes that their surroundings and circumstances – their state of affairs – are caused by the subtle, mysterious workings of an omnipotent power, over which they are powerless.
The name of this power, they call “Fate.” And while they vastly disagree on exactly what it is, what it does, and what makes it operate, they do, nevertheless, agree, excluding the acts of God, that it somehow controls their actions, movements, and circumstances; predestinating them to a prescribed state of affairs – each to his or her own varying degrees of wealth or poverty; health or sickness; happiness or sadness, and a score of other things in between.
While there is, admittedly, some circumstantial evidence that is habitually construed to support their belief in Fate, there is no actual concrete proof that could justify a dogmatic view in favor of it. However, the same cannot be said of Freewill. There is just too much available tangible evidence to ignore its validity. And because of this fact, the minority –...