Fatalism is the doctrine that events are predetermined by forces that human beings cannot control and that every event must take place. The idea of free will would be an illusion as we have no choice in our actions and that there is no alternativeness in our futures if our futures have already been inexorably fixed. A fatalist therefore believes we are unable to change the future or past as it's already been set out …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…decide which actions we want to exert. In conclusion, I think that is possible to be a fatalist and also a determinist and vice versa. Many things in life are a result or consequence of prior events and the choices we make but the consequences of the different choices are predetermined yet ultimately, it is our choice in the end to choose which action and path to take to shape our future. *1 The Bible, Matthew 7:13,14