Is Fatalism Worse or Equal to Religion?

[Lestat]

Anyone else think fatalism is an incredibly dangerous philosophy? I think it's dangerous (and pathetic), on so many levels.

Is this related to religion? Otherwise, if not God, what exactly is predeterming fate? What makes everything inevitable?

Until KathleenStand's post, It never dawned on me there are people in this world who take fatalism so literally. I can't imagine what it must be like to wake up every day thinking you have no control over what you do. Nothing matters. Everything's inevitable. Such a dangerous philosophy. Such a pathetic predicament. This is by far the most depressing viewpoint I've yet to read on SMP.