Essentially, I do believe in free will. Fate, not so much. Here's the only point I was trying to make. If God has planned out the course of humanity, and regardless of what we do, whatever he wants will happen. If this happens to be true, why do we make the decisions that we make? In our own minds, we might think that we're making our own choices, but what's the point if everything regarding humanity remains the same?
What I'm doing here, is looking at the big picture. Why make the choices we make if the overall turnout of humanity remains the same and we have no control over it (if the universe is planned by some greater being)? I can choose to put a 9mm bullet through my head at this very moment (I won't). But even if I did, it wouldn't change how this world ends.