Great thread with interesting concepts and ideas. I think that randomness fully exists, yet there are 'backup' catalysts in place incase u choose decisions that take u off of ur mission. However, free will means that we can choose to ignore the catalysts and continue along the chosen path. Also, if u drive and can take two routes to get somewhere, what one do u take and y? Its random, and the people u meet and events that occur wen u take one of the routes, would not hav occured if u took the other route.
Now pre-planned as it may be that those people were ment to be there or that those things were ment to happen, if u didnt for whatever reason (perceived traffic, scenery, length, etc), decide to chose that route then those opportunities would hav been lost. But in both cases it is random, because the choice is never made until u actively make it. I really do believe in randomness, especially from 1st hand experience, as 'meant to be' as finding the Law of One was, the way i eventually did come round to finding it, then reading it was truly random. Was i meant to find it, probably, how...? thats the beauty of free will and the 'illusion', and y i believe randomness 2 exist.
Love and Light
EDIT- just 2 add quickly, There can b randomness within the goal. ie- a street race between point a and point b, with several routes to take... the goal is known, how they will reach it, is not. So the outcome may be pre-determined, but the way in which u reach it is not.
Now pre-planned as it may be that those people were ment to be there or that those things were ment to happen, if u didnt for whatever reason (perceived traffic, scenery, length, etc), decide to chose that route then those opportunities would hav been lost. But in both cases it is random, because the choice is never made until u actively make it. I really do believe in randomness, especially from 1st hand experience, as 'meant to be' as finding the Law of One was, the way i eventually did come round to finding it, then reading it was truly random. Was i meant to find it, probably, how...? thats the beauty of free will and the 'illusion', and y i believe randomness 2 exist.
Love and Light
EDIT- just 2 add quickly, There can b randomness within the goal. ie- a street race between point a and point b, with several routes to take... the goal is known, how they will reach it, is not. So the outcome may be pre-determined, but the way in which u reach it is not.