hard determinism
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Hard Determinism
Land of the
Free
“Free at last, Free at last.
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.”
Whatis
Determinism?
Laplace 1749-1827
(not to scale)
= event = process of natural laws
What is hard Determinism?
Illusion
Responsibility
Randomness
(There’s more than one way to skin a cat.)
Flow
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