That is an interesting perspective for sure. As I grew up in the church, I was fed the same ideas, but as I have gone through life, seen that it is a bit more random, at least in my experience. I really want to break the theory, but as I keep writing and deleting, I keep finding ways back around to a possible predetermination... lol...I wouldn't be the person I am today if it weren't for the experiences I have had through time. And as with all humans, we want to go our own path, and some like myself will stop at nothing to accomplish this, I am also finding that if I just let go and let things work themselves out, I find that things that happened in the past tend to manifest in other life lessons... I am trying to make sense with all of this, lol. I am also finding that I am ending up in the place that I should be and was basically set up for me to be due to my past experiences. I would have never thought I would be living in a completely different part of the country, living as a nomad in a van, NOT having a corporate overload to have that 'stability'... and absolutely loving every bit of my life! So is it predetermination... maybe... maybe not... But what I do believe in is the ripple effect and how things that happen will not only expand though time, but you will end up seeing how those ripples affected your life over time... I am completely rambling at this point, lol, basically I am not a religious person anymore, and for my own reasons, more of a Taoist and universalist that believe we are all here to work together for a greater purpose, but most humans haven't figured that out yet... Some have, and some are here on Hive, lol...Hope you have a great day.