Fate and Truth

In the episode “The Monster at the End of this Book” in the show Supernatural the idea of fate is brought into play.  It seems that Sam and Dean have no problem with free will in the episode, but it also seems that their fate is already decided for them.  Sam and Dean have the power to make their own decisions and try to alter their fate, but they continue to stay on the set path that is designed for them.  After the episode I wondered if free will is really that free and if your fate is already decided for you.  What is the point of making decisions when the results are already determined?  I also wondered what was the point of having Sam and Dean live their lives when God was just having Chuck, the prophet, write everything out in his books.  People only believe the history that is written down because if it is not written down then it is just a myth.  God should just have someone write the books because eventually people will not remember Sam and Dean and just depend on what is written down. 

These ideas also cause me to question a lot of the reading done in class.  Authors use the idea that people believe things better when it is written down to their advantage and try to manipulate people when writing.  The reader will sometimes get lost in the reading and forget what is true and what is false.  It is important for readers not to believe everything the author writes.