Inevitable

I believe in freewill. It is consistent with my worldview and makes lots of sense from a philosophical standpoint. Nonetheless, I do believe that there is still room for fatalistic determinism when it comes to certain events.

This morning, I was burping my daughter before leaving the house. I was fully dressed and only 5 minutes away from walking out the door. I was very careful to use her bib, angle her properly, and place a rag at strategic locations on my person.

Despite all of my caution, however, she delivered one last big burp accompanied by a health glop of vomit. The vomit magically avoided the bib and rag, and ended up squarely on my left thigh (back, and to the left...). It was as inevitable as anything I have experienced. It was kind of like in those movies where you know that certain events must happen, except that this caused me to have to change my pants.