Sunday, February 26, 2012
Compatibilist
The Q&A this week asked us if we are compatibilists, that is we believe that determinism and free will are compatible, or if we are incompatiblists. I am a compatiblist. I believe that humans have free will over their actions and those actions determine future events. We cannot use an excuse such as "I did not have a choice, it was pre-determined". All events are manifested through our free will. If something is bound to happen, it can be changed through our choices and actions no matter what.
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You are confusing free will with the ability to act. A person without free will does still act, which continues to effect the universe. The question is this: Did that person choose to act in that manner? The answer, I think, is no because that persons actions where determined by their mindset before the action. If they went back in time, they would make the same choice, because they could not think any differently.
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