The choices we’re working with here are a block universe, where past, present and future all coexist simultaneously and everything has already happened; chaos, where anything can happen and nothing can be predicted because we can’t know all the variables; and a Christian universe in which God made everything and it’s all here for a purpose but we have free will anyway. Audrey Niffenegger
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The Christian religion believes that there is a creator of the universe and people may choose to follow this creator and live life as they choose. The idea of a block universe, chaos and a Christian universe is very interesting and can be seen as a good way to think about the choices we have in life. If we believe that everything has happened then we can see that we have no choice as the results of our actions are already set. If we believe that anything can happen and nothing can be predicted, then we can choose to live as if things might change. Choosing not to know all of the variables does not mean that we will make the wrong choice, it just means that we will not know all of the possibilities.

Source: The Time Travelers Wife

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