Free will vs. destiny

[Olmer]

Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

the creation of the dwarves was not destined by eru, yet he took aule's
creations and gave them a place within arda, ...

If you are implying that Eru himself gave them "a destined place ", than he, like a wicked step-dad, trew poor short b***ds further away from his sight, leaving them to die from starvation, because stony, barren, unsuitable for unsupported life underground is not exactly the place where you put your children, or somebody else children.
Remember, that they didn't acquired their knowledge of craftsmanship overnight.

In the post "favorite race and why"I asked the question what did the dwarves do at the beginning and how come they ended up underground. I think the same question could be asked over here.