Your future is completely controlled by the universe. Coincidentally, though, you are an important part of the universe. All the things that mystics might ascribe to souls and spirits—your ability to make decisions, your modeling and prediction of the outside world, your values and desires—are stored in physical patterns in the universe.
So when we say “your future is completely controlled by the universe,” this can also be read as “your future is at least partly controlled by you.”
Your future is completely controlled by the universe. Coincidentally, though, you are an important part of the universe. All the things that mystics might ascribe to souls and spirits—your ability to make decisions, your modeling and prediction of the outside world, your values and desires—are stored in physical patterns in the universe.
So when we say “your future is completely controlled by the universe,” this can also be read as “your future is at least partly controlled by you.”
For streeeeeetched definitions of “important” ;-).
Well, I’m important to me :P
Well, you’re a part of the universe that determines a lot of what happens next in that part of the universe — if only due to locality.
Why did this get −1 karma?
Because I have a stalker.