Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    If compatibilism is coherent, an omnipotent being could c... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Not even an omnipotent being can causally determine a genuinely free choice.

    If compatibilism is coherent, an omnipotent being could causally determine the conditions from which a genuinely free choice flows without violating freedom.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.
    1 reason for
    1 reason against

    Reasons For

    1 perspective
    Reason for
    ?
    • 1.Freedom requires only that choices flow from the agent's own desires and reasoning, not that they be uncaused or undetermined.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.An omnipotent being could design an agent whose internal processes reliably produce choices the agent authentically endorses.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.Causal determination of preconditions differs morally from coercion, which bypasses the agent's deliberative capacities.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Reasons Against

    1 perspective
    Reason against
    ?
    • 1.If all conditions are causally determined by an omnipotent being, the agent lacks alternative possibilities—a requirement for genuine freedom.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Compatibilism conflates absence of external coercion with real freedom; ultimate origination of choice seems necessary for desert and moral responsibility.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.An agent whose thoughts, desires, and reasoning are fully determined by another's will cannot authentically own those mental states as their own.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Strongest counterpoint
    Explore the most compelling reason on the other side.

    Connections

    1 linked claim · 2 topics

    Eternal Conscious Torment1 linkedAfterlife & Death1 linked
    Not even an omnipotent being can causally determine a genuinely free choice.

    Related

    An agent whose thoughts, desires, and reasoning are fully determined by another'...An omnipotent being could design an agent whose internal processes reliably prod...Causal determination of preconditions differs morally from coercion, which bypas...Compatibilism conflates absence of external coercion with real freedom; ultimate...
    +3 moreShow less
    Freedom requires only that choices flow from the agent's own desires and reasoni...If all conditions are causally determined by an omnipotent being, the agent lack...Not even an omnipotent being can causally determine a genuinely free choice.

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    2 (1 for, 1 against)
    Edits
    1 edit