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  • Yeah I agree that free will and determinism aren’t mutually exclusive. Just because free will doesn’t exist, that doesn’t mean that everything is preordained.

    It’s a hard question. For example with children I try to assume that they’re doing the best(only thing) they can and judge their actions from that perspective. With people who are mentally ill or addicts I lean that direction as well but honestly it’s hard with adults.

    I truly believe that Putin and Trump are doing the only things they are capable of but I cannot forgive their actions despite them being victims of determinism, just like everybody else.

    Society needs to hold people accountable, not because it’s fair, but because it could possibly prevent others from acting similarly.


  • If i am presented with a choice, say beer or wine, I feel like I’m making an educated choice based on the circumstances and my current personal state.

    If we were to rewind time to that exact choice with the exact same parameters I’d choose the same beverage over and over again. It’s my free will, but I’m completely conditioned to choose it based of the environment, my DNA and my experiences.

    If there were to be some quantumancy happening that made me choose differently in one of those scenarios, that doesn’t make the argument for free (controlled) will any stronger. Just that there’s some uncertainty at play.

    At the end of the day it doesn’t matter, we still need to good people accountable for their actions.