I believe things are largely predetermined but there is a push/pull with free will in which we need to remain confident in our judgements and act as if we have influence. basically both, which might be a cop out
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It's like a Waze map. Your destination is fixed even if you don't follow the route strictly.
I’m actually the opposite, I don’t think we have free will, but I also don’t think that things are largely pre determined. I think our choices are a function of context + how we learned to deal with past experiences and that’s it. But at the same time our choices do affect the outcomes of a lot of things.
I guess if you believe this, a good way to live is to be able to teach yourselves to handle any situation as well as maximize your choices.