The Free Will Debate

There are two types of determinists, Hard Determinism is the belief that free will does not exist, and that every action or event can be predicted. They believe that every action or event is the result of another.  Libertarianism is the belief that free will exists and they believe they have the ability to control everything they do.  

I believe that Libertarianism is more plausible than Hard Determination. All people have a choice before they do something, and each choice they make effects their actions but nothing is predicted already. For example a person can choose to be good or a person can choose to be evil. That is something that they decide it is not determined by previous actions or experiences.

Explanatory Breadth- Hard determination could come from either or, it could come from physiological or physical events.  Making it harder for us to understand what point its really trying to make.

Explanatory Depth- Both theories explain were the cause comes from; Libertarianism has two causes were as hard determination only has one. The theories by libertarianism are clearer to understand because we have a better understanding of the causes of human’s actions

Simplicity- Hard determinism is more simple than libertarianism because all their actions are predetermined, Libertarianism on the other hands actions are more spontaneous and we don’t know for sure what they are going to do.

Conservatism- Libertarianism is more common in todays society, not many people are agreeing with hard determinism as much because people aren’t as religious anymore. Most people like to believe they have free will and that they can choose what they do.

1. Libertarianism and hard determinism are the most plausible explanations of Free will.

2.Libertarianism has much more explanatory depth and conservatism, whereas Determinism has more explanatory breadth, and more simplicity.

3. Therefore, Libertarianism is the best explanation of Free Will.