The Compatibilist Theory: The Determinist Theory Of The Free Will

Free will, many believe it (free will) is only a fabrication and humans are at the mercy of natural law; determinist theories suggest that humankind is no more than a mere pawn, destined to carry out the grand design the universe has so concretely laid out. Others (Compatibilist), like to think that although, mankind is under universal law, decisions are ultimately made by individuals thus, free will must be real. The Libertarians like to think humanity's fate is left entirely up to the common people and therefore, any action(s) taken are simply choices whether they be admirable or atrocious. In the present day, the question of is free will real still seems like a complex riddle that mankind is destined to ponder for an eternity.

Firstly, the determinist argue that “everything we do is cause by forces over which we have no control (James & Stuart Rachels 110). The free will this theory speaks of is most likely on the biological level, as there are many natural events that occur that people have no control over. For example, the act of cellular reproduction, this

This theory maybe seen as the far left of the free will argument and although this theory fits the ideology of most people on planet earth, it seems illogical to think freedom is absolute. Even in nature there are laws that all creatures must abide by. To demonstrate, one could look no further than the human life cycle, this is an event none have control over. The fact is that everyone lives, matures, and dies, this creates a great fallacy in the libertarian argument. Individuals also cannot choose where they are born, nor the parents that created them. These are merely rudimentary examples that free will is not an absolute, that mankind is left with choices that are not large scale, but simply minute decisions that cannot affect natural