"The more control we have, the more responsibility we have."
So, what you're saying is, with great power...

Finally, SOMEONE is proud of my abilities to not pee randomly.

"I suppose I have no choice but to believe in free will" --Christopher Hitchens

"History doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes."
Mark Twain.

"A puppet is free so long as he loves his strings."

“We're all puppets, Laurie. I'm just a puppet who can see the strings.”
Dr. Manhattan

The question of free will gives me an existential crisis every time I think about it.

The theme music sounds so promising I feel like I'm getting smarter every minute.

Compatibilism is like realizing that deterministic factors control literally everything, but being unwilling to admit it.

Me watching this video: oh my god yes there is a third option I was so concerned

This philosophical approach filled me with determination.

every time I hear about free will vs determinism I always start doing random things to try to convince myself my actions are free willed... damnit Hank

Hit like if u have seen the whole series 😎

I feel like I’m a hard determinist striving to believe in soft determinism. After all, determinism seems so comfortable when you think about it. Being in control of all your actions all of the time is taxing.

But maybe I’m determined to feel that way?

Saying that we have free will because of quantum mechanics is like saying a Dragons and Dungeons character has free will  because the dice are random.

Bane: "Do You Feel In Charge?"

"Even if everything is determined, it's what I want"
- Eren Yeager

The whole idea of "responsibility" is completely non-physical. It presumes the concept of free will. In reality, the important thing to do in the case of someone harming someone else isn't to "hold them responsible", whatever that means. The important thing to do is to do what you can to prevent that harm from happening again. The two ways of doing this are negative reinforcement on the person that did it, as well as telling the tale of warning about that negative reinforcement to others who might feel compelled to harm someone in the same way in the future. Its the prevention of harm in the future that is important, not the punishment for past deeds, tho they're intrinsically linked.

I think the hard determinist idea that all actions have a cause, *even internal ones we can't pinpoint*, is indeed hard to refute but nevertheless a bit of a cop-out.  How can we truly know it if we can't truly pinpoint?  I like Patricia Churchland's idea that free will comes in degrees and we should focus on HOW MUCH control we have, because it seems to account for the complexities that entail decision-making, determined or not.

Seems like soft determinsm is just another belief that humans are special in some way