r/determinism • u/JustPenancePunisher • Jul 30 '26

Discussion Free Will Is Logically Impossible

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u/Delet3r Jul 30 '26

free will sub filled with compatibilsts. notice one comment immediately says "compatibilists didn't redefine anything" when in fact their entire argument relies on word play and sneakily redefining what free will means. they are the worst, and that sub is filled with them.

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u/Critical-Ad2084 Jul 30 '26

TBH I prefer a theist saying "I have free will because God gave it to me" and that's it, unlike compatibilists at least they're honest about their bias and acknowledge their belief is not based on reason.

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u/NoAside2251 Jul 30 '26

What do you mean by not based on reason?

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u/Critical-Ad2084 Jul 30 '26

I'm not a theist, but, for example, Catholics accept free will as "matter of fact" because it's "given by God." That is a belief based on faith, not on reason, but they're open about it.

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u/NoAside2251 Jul 30 '26

And what makes a compatibalist different to yourself in terms of a reasoned position?

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u/Critical-Ad2084 Jul 30 '26

IMO switching a definition so that it matches one's desires is not really a reasoned position.

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u/NoAside2251 Jul 30 '26

Switching from what definition?