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Well, the implication was sort of predestiny versus "God's in control", which amounts to almost the same thing.
Calvinism actually only relates to a person's decicion to follow Christ, not other aspects of life. So in Calvinism, God is soverign in the issue of salvation, but in all other areas we are our own free agents. And Calvin would also have said that we are responsible for the effects of our sin, but that we are helpless to rescue ourselves and must be dependent on God to save us entirely.

That some Calvinists have adopted an "it's all in God's hands so Ill just go with the flow" attitude does not mean it was Calvin's teaching or intent. Most of the Reformer held to the teachings for which Calvin is credited, and it would certainly be difficult to label those folks as "going with the flow".
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