If everything is absolute, it ought to have become apparent to atleast a few of us by now, no? We humans have been on this planet for a long, long time, and yet this is one of the most fundamental question before us all today.
All conceptions of 'destiny' and 'fate' stem primarily from the ideal of a religion in our lives. How many have come up with the idea of determinism without the help of atleast one religious influence.
If everything is pre-determined, why exist? There has to be a reason it is pre-determined. Nature has a way of simplifying processes. If the state of the universe were to only go from point A to point B, maybe that would be a natural transition, or simultaneous. Why didn't we go from the Big Bang to the Big Crunch directly( or cold whimper, or heat death, whichever theory you prefer.)
Personally, the pulsating theory of the universe is fascinating, and perhaps enticing to the human psyche, for it doesn't make you face up with finalities. We are not geared up to handle those very well. That is why religion is the biggest source of solace to us whenever there is a great tragedy in our lives.
I'm not saying that Religion is the Opiate of the Masses, but then I'm not saying its not. It could be. And it just could be, that it is, in actuality, in the right, over science, and at the same time, serves its task of being the opiate....
We will never be able to quantify God, or fate, or destiny. For those are pure abstract concepts that we have dreamt up. If there is God, He sure as hell doesn't have to conform to our concept of Him, right? And all religious philosophy is formed by people, not divinity. So, to believe that what some council of priests decided centuries back is holy writ, would be an injustice to religion itself, not just stupid.
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