Determinism

In his description of fate, the Flouroscopic Kid claims that, "the house know every card you will be dealt and how you will play all your cards" (The Ticket that Exploded, 159). In this paradigm, one who plays a card that was not dealt is an exception to the rule.

But from my vantage point, there seems to be enough agency and absurdity in the unraveling of events to dismiss the idea that a symbolic house determines our every day lives. For example, my decision to go to class today instead of staying in the sun may have been influenced by environmental factors and previous conditions, but ultimately I held complete autonomy over that decision. By choosing to skip class I would not be breaking any fatalist rule, but rather simply making a different choice. Since decisions like this rest within the agent, any form of fate is ultimately self imposed.