Determinism Is Self Defeating

[Zen Badger]

My apologies then, that's the way I read your statement.

But the single biggest counter to a deterministic universe in my view is the ability of a sentient creature to choose a course of action that is in defiance of all prediction and reason.

And really that is the meaning of free will, not that can we can do whatever we feel like regardless of physical restraints.

But that we can make a choice regardless of the consequences, even in spite of them.

But as to a deterministic universe, it may well be the case. But until such a time as evidence can be provided then I have no good reason to accept it.( much like god really)