Whether one is the master of his own will, or merely a puppet in some
             grander play, has been the subject for debate for centuries. Does one have
             autonomy or are they a victim of determinism' Clearly those who favor
             autonomy, or free will, believe that each person has their destiny in their
             hands, directing it as they see fit, able to make alternate choices if they
             so desire. Those who favor determinism, see the world in a different
             light. They see a world with external causes limiting one's actions and
             removing the control from the individual. Some believe the two concepts
             are mutually exclusive of one another, while others see them existing
             symbiotically. When one considers to what extent they can determine their
             own destiny, these facets of this debate must be explored.
             Determinism is most often defined as "generally, the doctrine that
             every fact in the universe is guided entirely by law (in Christian
             theology, by God's law). All facts in the universe are dependent upon and
             conditioned by their causes. "Soft" determinism removes the ultimate cause
             from the immediate cause of a fact; "hard" determinism describes every fact
             as directly caused by law" (Passantino & Passantino). Those who subscribe
             to determinism feel that every event in life is established due to the
             events that preceded it, therefore, these events are fixed ("Determinism").
             Autonomy, or free will, subscribers see events as a result of the
             agent's self-generated actions. In Christian theology, free will theism
             involves God's endowment of the ability and inclination to make choices,
             commitments, etc., without being bound to make these actions by external
             causes. Autonomy is the self-determination of rational beings (Passantino
             The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics has led many to
             believe that quantum theory disproves physical determinism. However,
             physicists, such as Einst...