What controls your life? Random Occurrence, Natural Consequence, Divine Providence

The answer to this question is most likely the combination of at least two if not all three.

History has shown that many things that at one time were seen as Random Occurrences or Divine Providence can be explained by Natural Consequence.

But as fast as things are explained new unexplainable things occur. Did these things always exist? Is there a constant creation going on? Or is there constant discovery?

For me as an Engineer, I believe Natural Consequences can explain most situations. Unfortunately many of the actions that go into creating a given outcome may be very complex, time separated and not obviously explainable. These situations can be either Random or Divine Providence with no real physical consequence from selecting either category. Both are acts of faith, just relying on different sources. Since I am unable to predictably alter the outcome, choosing the explanation that makes me most comfortable or drives me to a specific desired action makes the most sense.

The selection of Random or Divine may have an impact on my behavior or feelings but not necessarily on the outcome. If I believe Divine in nature I may pray. I may ask why me or thank God it was me. If random I may just let it go and store it in my minds data banks for future reference.

The theory that everything is explainable by Natural Consequence drives people to learning and understanding. If it was truly believed that most things actually occurred randomly or by divine providence it would make people helpless and maybe hopeless. How the understandings of Natural Consequences are revealed is another question.

As I wrote earlier, is it by communication through a brain wave network of those alive and dead? Is it insight from a supreme being? Do we learn and create on our own?

So what drove your life today?
Random Occurrence, Natural Consequence, Divine Providence