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Free Will, Determinism, and Responsibility There are many events in a person’s life that have an impact so large, that the person’ life is forever changed. Hopefully most such events are positive, and help him in his life. However, there is also the undeniable fact that bad things happen. It is not uncommon to hear someone wondering aloud why an event took place. A person’s actions come into question, and it is wondered what the person’s motivation was. Once we start questioning the events of our lives, we begin to test out different theories that we have heard over time. “It was fate,” or “It is part of God’s plan,” or other theories which attempt to put some meaning and reasoning behind events in our lives. Human’s also begin to wonder how it is that their actions are determined. Aside from these various explanations, philosopher’s have created explanations which can tell the story of human action. There are four main positions that one can maintain. Hard determinism, compatibilism, indeterminism, and scep! ticism. Each of the stances holds a different explanation for human action which can be argued and debated. I believe that the idea of compatibilism is the best answer to this problem. Combining determinism wit
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Approximate Word count = 899
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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