(July 27, 2016 at 10:14 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote:(July 27, 2016 at 10:06 pm)Jehanne Wrote: The Compatibilist position says that free will is compatible with determinism, whereas, the strict deterministic position says that it is not. The "mad dog" is a joke about how determinists cannot be too passionate about their position, as they are not "free" to choose it, assuming, of course, that it is true to begin with.
IMHO, determinism is probably the true perspective on things, which means that absolute free will does not exist.
So you're a... compatibilist?
In my mind, the only difference between compatibilists and determinists is the former dishonestly choose to circulate an outdated and wrong idea, for whatever obstinate reasons drive them, infusing it with no additional meaning whatsoever that could possibly justify such an undertaking, even a little bit.
I am a determinist, but, I respect compatibilists and their views and feel that I have no choice in the matter!