Free will is a golden thread running through the frozen matrix of fixed events.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Free will exists even if the universe is deterministic, acting as a connecting element.
- In plain terms
- Free will exists even if fate is fixed.
- What can you take from it?
- Believe in choice even in a determined world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do we really choose?
- How does will fit in fate?
Another view
Science may show choices are influenced by prior causes.
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