What I get out of stoicism is that there are things in life that you can't control, and those things should not cause any worry or fear. We must accept the inevitable. What I get from Dadaism is that knowledge does not always equal happiness, and that we must appreciate the simple things in life. The last concept, determinism, is the one I like the most. My friend explained to me that the idea of fate is more associated with a higher power who lays out our future, or who has some grand plan.
Fate comes with meaning to every action.
But, determinism is more of what I am talking about. Determinism means that everything happens because something made it happen, not with meaning or purpose, but solely because something else caused it to happen. The only counter to this belief may be that the soul exists or God exists and they intervine with a super-physical force that can direct itself. If this sparks your curiousity, please read my essays on the soul and God. I guess I'm getting a little lazy in my setup on this site.