Aphorism 16

<p>16. &nbsp;Know ye, that Fate is but the distorted image of Law, Order, and Sequence. The waise know that Fate, if existent, would be an exception to Law-a twin-error to Chance. &nbsp;Law there is; Order there is; Sequence there is-But Fate there is not. &nbsp;Fate, Destiny, and Predestination would imply the existence of Decree and Foreknowledge in the Cosmic Mind. &nbsp;There is no such Decree; no such Foreknowledge. &nbsp;When the Cosmic Mind "knows" a thing or event, it knows according to Law, and the knowing and the manifestation are simultaneous. &nbsp;Fate, Destiny, and Predestination, are but names for half-truths-imperfect visions of Law, Order, and Sequence.</p>