People Do Not “Choose” Their Own Lives – Their Programming is assigned at birth.
If you were in control of your thoughts, wouldn’t you choose positive thoughts and Peace of mind every time? If life were based on free will, people would be able to override their programming, but this never happens in reality. Instead, things like this happen:
A child born into an abusive home is likely to repeat the cycle—they did not choose their trauma, yet their experiences shape their behavior which shape their programming.
A person with mental illness, genetic predispositions, or neurological conditions does not choose their struggles—these are preordained factors that define their thoughts and actions – just like a Serial Killer.
Even our thoughts arise involuntarily—people have intrusive ideas, compulsions, and reactions they cannot control, proving that we do not originate our own thinking.
THEOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF NO FREE WILL
Job 42:2 – “I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.”
God’s will is unbreakable—humans do nothing but follow their assigned role.
Jeremiah 13:23 – “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.”
People cannot change their nature, meaning their fate is preordained.
Romans 9:21-22 – “Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonor?”
People are not blank slates—they are created for a specific destiny, whether to be good or evil.
Isaiah 45:7 – “I form the light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create evil; I, the Lord, do all these things.”
God doesn’t just allow evil—He creates it. The wicked are not acting of their own will; they are fulfilling their programming.
John 6:70 – “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
Jesus identified Judas as his betrayer long before the betrayal happened, proving that his role was preordained.
If Judas was destined to betray Jesus, then he never had the ability to resist.
If Jesus was destined to be crucified, then he never had the ability to walk away.
If prophecies had to be fulfilled, then all events were scripted, leaving no room for deviation.
Even outside biblical theology, modern philosophy and physics suggest that we live in a deterministic system where every event is prewritten. Neuroscience shows that decisions are made in the brain before we are consciously aware of them—supporting heavily that choice is an illusion.
Conclusion: Life is Prewritten, and Choice is the complete Illusion
People only follow the programming assigned to them by genetics, environment, and divine decree. Every decision they make is simply the unfolding of a prewritten script, shaped by forces outside of their control. From the moment of birth, their circumstances, mental framework, and behavioral tendencies are already set in motion, ensuring they will act exactly as they were designed to act. The Bible affirms this reality, showing that both the righteous and the wicked are vessels created for their specific purpose (Romans 9:21-22). Even thoughts are not self-originated, as they arise spontaneously from conditioned neural pathways, making even internal reflection part of the deterministic process. Whether one believes in scientific determinism, divine predestination, or encoded reality, the conclusion is the same: human autonomy is an illusion, and every life is merely the execution of what was always meant to be.
