Is There A Difference Between Destiny & Fate?

Are 'destiny' and 'fate' two words that are used interchangeably to describe the same concept, or are destiny and fate two different things?

What are your views?

for me 2 different things...

destiny is what's at the end of the journey

fate is all the stuff that happens along the way...

just today i was thinking that destiny is where you end up and fate is what happens along the way

synchronicity much?

I don't believe in either... the only thing I know is what's happening now.

As someone who doesn't believe in predestination, or some 'guiding hand' on my life, it doesn't make sense to me to believe in destiny or fate.

Edan wrote: I don't believe in either... the only thing I know is what's happening now.

As someone who doesn't believe in predestination, or some 'guiding hand' on my life, it doesn't make sense to me to believe in destiny or fate.

it's been my experience that if you "feel" something guiding you down a certain path and you choose to go the other way you end up making things more difficult on yourself...by choosing to go against the path towards destiny you allow fate to step in and show you the error of your choice...

lol ob1...

RyuJin wrote: by choosing to go against the path towards destiny you allow fate to step in and show you the error of your choice...

That's not fate that's experience...

lol indeed that was doubly freaky to me because i really came up with that exact answer only a few hours ago

and your post wasnt there when i started my reply

life is funny

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some theorists speculate that time is an already defined event - like that from a certain perspective the future has already happened

cosmology and physics would be a good starter subject for anyone who would be interezted in the learning more

it becomes experience...

Edan wrote: I don't believe in either... the only thing I know is what's happening now.

As someone who doesn't believe in predestination, or some 'guiding hand' on my life, it doesn't make sense to me to believe in destiny or fate.

Well I didn't ask if you believe in them...that's what the IP lesson is for

Haha, I'm just goofing around...don't take me too seriously!

But, even if you don't believe in it/them, the words must still represent a concept to you? You said "I don't believe in either", which implies distinction?