chemicals in the brain react to certain stimuli.

True, that can and does happen. Scientifically, love is just a chemical reaction. Spiritually though, it is much deeper, and more difficult to understand.

Thank you Jedge. I agree, our choices can influence the course. but there are fixed events that we must experience, one way or another.

everyone ends up the same, it's fixed. Death. how you die, however, may be based on your choices. person likes cake. always eats it. likelihood is, death by heart attack or diabetes.

Ok. Lets get a perspective. You have known someone for years. However, for certain reasons, they were not involved in your life for a year and a half. before they dissapear, you plan on starting a relationship with them. however, they day you plan to, they dissappear. year and a half later, you star...

but how can we truly have free will, when the events of our lives are planned out ahead of us, and we ourselves can only affect the timing?

I believe the OP opinion is mostly correct. It is wanting to spend your life with them, and trusting them deeply, even if you havent had any experience that requires that you trust them. its one of those things, where you often just know.

This is my first post, hence there being no avatar or sig. trust me, once i get hold of gimp again, i will have a sig. Back on topic. Do you believe in Destiny, Fate, or whatever you like to call it. Or do you believe we have free will? I'll start. I Believe we have a slight mix of both. We have a s...