The road to Hades

There is a saying. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The implication is that by intending to do good, we cause harm. The implication is also that when we do something, there are often unintended consequences, side effects that we are incapable of predicting, evil spreading from good. When you think about it, it is a rather fatalistic point of view. Also, the saying in itself implies that we are not in control of our own destiny. Some power, good or malevolent, is actually in control of our fate. That is a very disconcerting thought. All this time I thought I had free will. Free will is nice when things are going well. Free will stinks when events turn against us. She