Free will vs determinism

Where you stand on one of philosophy's oldest questions: do we truly choose, or is everything determined? Each view described plainly and even-handedly.

A self-identification with a position in the free-will debate, described neutrally; none is presented as the correct answer. (Philosophy of free will)

Groups

• Libertarian free will — We have genuine free will; our choices are truly our own.
• Hard determinism — Everything is caused by prior events, so free will is an illusion.
• Compatibilism — Free will and determinism can both be true — freedom is acting on your own reasons.
• Hard incompatibilism — Free will is impossible whether or not the world is determined.
• Undecided — Finds the question genuinely open or unresolved.

Related topics

• Do you believe in fate?
• Locus of control
• Do you believe in karma?
• Belief in luck
• Belief in a just world

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