Thoughts on Free Will & the Multiverse

Let us assume that there are an infinite number of universes, i.e. a Multiverse, wherein which all possible future outcomes are realized. 

This leads us to the Dilemma of Choice. "Choice" consists of the mental process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. Choice is an event where a conscious either/or occurs by a sentient being with computational faculties. For our purposes, I use the word "event" as a decision corresponding to an action (or inaction) that has causal results.

I) In the Multiverse, there are infinite possible futures; so, either, 

      a) The events in each timeline are fixed, anchored at the point of the Multiverse's inception and remain static, or,

      b) The events in each timeline are not fixed, but the result of a series of relationships that cohere or branch at each decision we make, thus this particular timeline is actualized as our choices are made.


II) Neither scenario dis-empowers the idea of choice; they confirm it. 

      a) In the first, the events for that particular universe are fixed at the point of inception. They nevertheless exist, but as an integral part of a fully actualized universe (a series of key cogs linked together, leading to an inevitable conclusion) and their sequence varies depending upon the universe.

      b) In the second, events exist as the actualization of one of many infinitely possible futures as a continuing, elastic process. 

In one scenario, the choice depends upon the Universe. 

In the other, the Universe depends on the choice. 

Both are active, neither is passive, and, in point of fact, both are equally likely.

In conclusion, the only difference between the two is not the degree of importance we weigh upon our choices, but merely whether we believe our timeline has already been actualized or not.