However I can’t seem to figure out a way of reconciling my current understanding of those ideas with the idea that I’m in control of my future.
What you do is part of what is determining the future. If you were otherwise, and thereby did otherwise, the outcome would be different. That’s what freedom is—to have the future determined by who and what you are. What else could it be?
What you do is part of what is determining the future. If you were otherwise, and thereby did otherwise, the outcome would be different. That’s what freedom is—to have the future determined by who and what you are. What else could it be?