Why must it be either/or?
There are at least three other alternatives; viz ; Soft determinism,(Compatibilism), Indeterminism, and "I don't know".
Me? I don't know, although I suspect free will is largely an illusion, and lean towards psychological determinism and/or soft determinism.. I can't decide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_determinism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeterminism
There are at least three other alternatives; viz ; Soft determinism,(Compatibilism), Indeterminism, and "I don't know".
Me? I don't know, although I suspect free will is largely an illusion, and lean towards psychological determinism and/or soft determinism.. I can't decide.
Quote:Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas, and that it is possible to believe both without being logically inconsistent.[1] It may, however, be more accurate to say that compatibilists define 'free will' in a way that allows it to co-exist with determinism. Strictly speaking, Compatibilism defines free will as more of a Liberty - as "freedom to act (according to one's determined motives)".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_determinism
Quote:Indeterminism is the concept that events (certain events, or events of certain types) are not caused deterministically (cf. causality) from prior events.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeterminism
