People have been debating free will and fate for thousands of years. Alexander the Great once said: "On the conduct of each depends the fate of all." The Roman poet Virgil had an opposite view stating, “Wherever fate leads us, let us follow it.” One would expect a great author of science fiction, a genre full of futuristic events based on reason and logic, to take a stand on this issue as well. Isaac Asimov shows through his short stories "Nightfall", "Reason" and "Avoidable Conflict" that an individual cannot alter the destiny of his race regardless of the existence of free will. ”, the theme of man's inability to alter the future, even with the gift of free will, is quite clear. Asimov rejects the old adage that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Instead, it gives off a general tone that even those who know history are doomed to repeat it, as evidenced by the events and people of Lagash. The actions of the people of Lagash demonstrate without a doubt that they have free will. The characters' reactions to different events and the characters' different beliefs illustrate this. For example, at the beginning of the story, when the main character, Theremon 762, convinces the director of Saro University, Aton 77, to allow him to stay at the university and report on upcoming events. Aton slowly relents over the course of the argument: "'You can leave,' [Aton 77] snapped behind him." He later replies: “Since your good friend Beenay insists so urgently, I will give you five minutes. Speaks." Immediately afterwards he admits: “Then you can stay if you wish” (Asimov, “Nightfall” 379-381)...... middle of paper...... predict the future of a group, even if not the actions of an individual. The future of a group is decided, but not the actions of an individual (LaBounty). In “The Avoidable Concept,” this study was perfected, not by people but by robots: “But you are telling me, Susan… that humanity has lost its say in its future,” says Stephen Byerley. «He never had any, actually. He has always been at the mercy of economic and sociological forces that he did not understand... Now the Machines understand them; and no one can stop them,” Calvin replies (Asimov 272). Asimov poses his most powerful idea at the conclusion of his I, Robot series: that the future of humanity had been determined from the beginning. Thus, through “Sunset,” “Reason,” and Avoidable Conflict,” Asimov illustrates that fate is fixed, regardless of free will [Insert concluding sentences]