Destiny or Control?

I was having a conversation with a friend, and our conversation somehow led to whether life is predestinated or can be controlled.

He argued from the point that “Everything is meaningless. Nothing is confirmed to be true. All is predestined.”

I argued from the point that “Situations can be changed. What I become will be due to my priorities and choices and I believe in myself.”

Based on our conversation, I made two arguments and asked the opinions of my friends and people I know.

two arguments I made

There was a total of 10 people who answered my questions.

Two people agreed to the first argument, three people both, and five people agreed to the second argument.

Here are the comments of a person who agreed to the first argument.

Here are the comments of people who agreed to both.

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Here are the comments of people who agreed to the second argument.

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I am also very confused.

What is the meaning of life anyway?

Oct 19, 2019

Edit: It is so funny. What was I thinking and what was I doing? (from Nov 9, 2020 me)