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Originally Posted by Ian But if determinism simply has the negative definition of not random, then clearly free will is compatible with determinism. |
Again, it depends on your definition of free will. You could also say that green sauteed love is not random, so it must be compatible with determinism. But then when you realize that green sauteed love is incoherent, the point becomes moot. Or, you could end up defining free decisions to be equivalent to random decisions.
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Obviously your definition of determinism is different otherwise free will could not possibly be incompatible with it. So what is your definition of determinism?
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I'm using the standard definition: A deterministic process is one whose outcome is causally inevitable as a consequence of preceding events. This is clearly inconsistent with the idea of libertarian free will.
The question is: What is your definition of libertarian free will?
~~ Paul