A mind-bending new theory has reignited one of humanity's oldest questions: are we really in control of our own lives?

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen Rushbrook/Stocksy/Adobe Stock Most of us just accept that relationships lose spark over time. Intensity fades, the ...

When people are plagued with regret, especially in the face of uncertainty or failure, they usually come to therapy haunted by their past. They often say things like: “What if I had been born into a ...