Free Will Debate

            The free will debate is a dispute between one side on libertarianism and the other side is hard determinism. Libertarianism believes that they have the ability to control and change their actions; they have free will. However, hard determinism focuses on the belief that human beings lack free will because our actions come from early psychological and or physical events.

            In my opinion I believe that libertarianism is more plausible than hard determinism.  In your life, you are forced to make your own decisions. Everything you do is done because you have the ability to pick rather everything is predetermined for you. If everything is predetermined for you it then you never know what you’re expecting. Overall, I believe that everyone makes their own decisions because they want their future to be in their hands rather relying on fate to lead them in the right direction.

            Explanatory breadth- Libertarianism explains more about human behavior than hard determinism. For instance, the belief of libertarianism humans are in control of what they want and it’s more direct in what they want. It explains more about their behavior unlike hard determinism because they believe it come from psychological or physical events, but it’s not as sure as libertarianism.

            Explanatory depth- in both theories they explain where the causes come from. However, libertarianism does a better job in better job explaining the cause. For libertarianism they themselves are the cause of their behavior because they control their life and their decisions. Where as determinism tells where the behavior comes from either psychological or physical events, but its vague and doesn’t give an exact answer.

            Simplicity- Hard determinism is more simplicity because all their actions are predetermined. Where as libertarianism actions are spontaneous; they have to explain why they choice to do so. 

            Conservatism- In today’s society, libertarianism is more common than hard determinism.  People are more in control with their life and plan what they want to do. Rather than follow the hard determinism belief of allowing fate and other events to be the path you follow.

1.)  Libertarianism is more plausible explanations of free will.

2.)  Libertarianism has much more explanatory depth and conservatism, whereas hard determinism has a little more simplicity, and Libertarianism and hard determinism have both explanatory breadths.

3.)  Therefore, libertarianism is the best explanation of free will.