I don't know about fate, per se, but I believe a lot of things happen "for a reason." I think if something like fate existed then people's futures would be kinder than they are.. There is such a thing as trajectory, though--long-term consequences to your current state, habits, etc.--it's just not very poetic and it's not written in stone.
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