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Compatibilism (most common view today): Free will exists even in a determined universe. We are free when we act according to our own desires and reasoning, even if those desires are shaped by prior causes. Destiny sets the stage; our character chooses how we play the role.
Libertarianism : True free will requires the ability to have done otherwise in the exact same circumstances. This view often appeals to quantum indeterminacy, emergent consciousness, or a non-physical soul to escape strict causal chains.
Hard determinism / fatalism: Everything is fixed by prior causes or divine decree; free will is an illusion. We feel free, but the script was already written.
Most people intuitively live as if they have meaningful choice while quietly accepting that some life paths seem pre-patterned by biology, upbringing, and chance. The tension itself may be unresolvable—and perhaps that tension is what makes human experience feel both fated and free.https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill
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