Preordained Free Will: Say what?!

Perhaps we have something within us that knows what we want to do for the rest of our life, perhaps we know from the beginning what our dreams will be like. Perhaps, from the beginning, your life is defined. I don't like that idea at all. We often wonder what we mean by fate vs. free will, and philosophers argue constantly about it. How do we define ourselves, by our choices or by our fate? Are we able to change destiny or is destiny only the thing that defines us? Or is it somewhere in between? I thought long and hard about this many times, and I've come to the conclusion that its somewhere in between: our lives have things that can't be just chance, nor coincidence. I don't believe in coincidence, and a lot of people I know don't. However, something in me just cannot accept the idea that there is no choice in things, no decision and no ability to change your life. Often people double-speak themselves in Christianity, saying that God's grand plan is infallible and inexorable, at the same time as they uphold the belief they have free will (unless of course they're Calvinists), and never notice the dichotomy.

                    Don't think I'm dissing Christianity: I'm a Christian, devout and faithful. The difference is how I believe. I don't follow God without thinking: that wouldn't make much sense since he gave my my intelligence in the first place. Instead I try to figure out, as best I can and trying to let him guide my thoughts, what he means in each situation, in each moment. The biggest problem to me is the dichotomy of those two: inexorable plan and free will. After a lot of thought I figured it out: It's a sciencey explanation, so bear with me. It's often said among quantum physicists that time is just another of the 11 dimensions that we exist in: 3 grand space dimensions, one grand time dimension, and 7 other, undefined, and infinitesimally small dimensions we can't really see because they're so small.

                         My belief is that God exists within and aware of all 11, and can move about them freely, which makes sense: "I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end" He is everything and everywhere, and everyWHEN. Now, then, how does that explain this? He has a plan, and his plan is something he's constantly changing and reforming. He has so many possibilities planned for, literally every possibility, that in the end his plan will never fail: it accounts for every possible eventuality. Each possible universe, every outcome is in his plan and does not cause it to fail because its not outside the plan: if one person doesn't do something, he shifts responsibility to another. We each are born with a purpose, and if we do not fulfill it God works around us. The analogy I use is that of a parent who tells their kid "You shouldn't do that, you know, it'd be smarter to save it." and then lets the kid decide. It may make their job harder and less enjoyable, but they do it for their child anyway. Thats God for you: the ultimate parent.  He's got the best technique of us all: the "let em live and learn, they'll help each other or I'll punish them when the time comes" approach. Just don't do that to your kids, and you'll be fine. 

                         I know I've focused a lot on God in this one, and I don't know why, but I also know my ideas may rub some people the wrong way, so by all means disagree with me, debate with me, email me. I'll respond here online if its something good enough to keep my audiance (whoever that is...), and if not, then I'll reply to you at least. Just no hatemail, okay?

                   Thanks y'all, and have a nice day.