I believe the future can easily affect the past as much as the
past the future. The final form giving clues for how it *might*
become, like echos.
But as in fate or destiny in a fixed sense, or "no free-will" as
in a Science sense? No.
More like possible future selves calling backwards in time.
Otherwise, it's series of choices based on constraints provided.
Mind you, there is a _lot_ of freedom within the constraints.
[example constraint: gravity. Having eyes. Using language. All
constraints. But we work well within them]