A classic debate in philosophy and theology is between the ideas of Free Will and Destiny. In theology, this tension appears in our sovereignty as co-creators of this world in the likeness of God who are endowed with free will on the one hand, and God’s almightiness and divine plan that we could never tarnish on the other. In more modern, scientific terms, it appears in the idea of determination of the world by natural laws versus our felt sense that we can make our own choices and deny our programming.

What is it? Are we mere puppets of larger forces? Or are we free sovereign beings able to manifest anything we want in life? Or could - paradoxically - both be true?