I do not believe there is spontaneous free will.
Therefore my belief is one that falls under the category of a determinist. A
determinist claims that all
of our actions are generated by external causes such as the physical world or
the environment in which one was raised. The opposing view to this is one of
the Libertarians who believe that some of our actions are generated by
spontaneous free will and some of them are generated by external causes.
Basically the argument is whether everything we do is of our choosing or if we
do it because of external influences. I believe in the view of the determinists
because I believe that free will is just a figment of the human imagination.
Everything we do is not due to free will parse but rather all our actions are a
result of the influence of our environments. The course of our lives is
controlled by the decisions we make, we make those decisions with the information
given to us through previous experiences. We will choose whatever we find
suitable or that pleases us.
The explanatory
breadth of the belief of the determinists explains the entire spectrum of human
behavior. Every action we do can be held accountable for the determinists’
theory. I believe Libertarians fail in this area because they believe that some
human actions are through spontaneous free will, they fail because it pretty
hard to prove the existence of free will and as of right now it also isn’t possible.
In regards to
explanatory depth determinists prevail once again. Even if free will were to
exist it wouldn’t explain human behavior in greater detail than the determinist’s
standpoint. Every action we do can be related to an experience and then another
experience. This can explain and detail the cause for our actions in immense detail.
The determinists stand
out exceptionally well in the simplicity category. They do not make the
assumption that free will exists. The libertarians due and if they didn’t then
they would just be determinists and this debate wouldn’t exist.
The libertarian
viewpoint is however more current in regards to conservatism. People like to
think they have free will and when told they do not get rather upset. The idea
that you can do whatever you want is rather huge today.
1. Hard determinism, soft determinism, and libertarianism
are the most plausible explanations of the
ultimate cause of human action.
2. Hard determinism has much more explanatory
breadth, explanatory depth, and simplicity, whereas Libertarianism has more in
regards to conservatism.
3. Therefore, determinism is the best explanation
of the ultimate cause of human action.
I disagree with you in terms of explanatory breadth. Libertarianism does a lot better job of explaining human behavior. Libertarians believe that humans act based on both free will and external causes. Hard determinism does not consider morals. Humans act based on what they feel is right and wrong. Because hard determinism does not address this, libertarianism does a better job in explaining human behavior.
ReplyDeleteWhile i undertsand your point of why you you beileve in determinism I must disagree with you saying that determinism has more explanatory depth and breadth than libertarianism. Determinist only cover one aspect of human behavior but while libertarianism covers more than one. Thusly they cover a larger spectrum, going more indepth into human behavior. Determinst do not cover a larger spectrum than Libertarianism because determinist does not explain behaviors that are not caused by external causes while libertarianism does.
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