Any way due to internet problems I'm posting this now. Sorry!
So do i believe in destiny? I guess I kind of believe but, i think free will can overcome destiny. I've never really believed in "predestination" or really any of that kind of stuff (horoscopes, zodiac, etc). I'm a very logical thinker and don't really believe in a deity but, nor do i believe that there is no "higher power." I think destiny or fate may be the "higher power" of our lives and that sometimes it forces us to do things we wouldn't ordinarily do. I think that the ring itself is a manifestation of destiny because the ring wants to return to Mordor and Frodo will bring it there but, Frodo, with the help of Sam, will eventually end up destroying it. This shows how the ring (destiny) can be overcome by a person's free will. One's destiny is not set in stone and can be changed by one's sheer willpower to change it. There is really, in my opinion, only one difference between destiny and fate: there is no hope in changing one's fate but, one's destiny may be swayed by one's will to change it.
