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    Therefore, determinism is consistent with the kind of fre... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A human being is not endowed with freedom in the ordinary sense of the term.

    Therefore, determinism is consistent with the kind of freedom relevant to moral responsibility, undermining the claim's force as a denial of morally significant freedom.

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    • 1.Moral responsibility requires only that agents act from their own desires, beliefs, and reasoning—not that they act from an undetermined source.
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    • 2.Determinism is compatible with the absence of external coercion or constraint, which is what most people care about regarding freedom.
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    • 3.If free will required indeterminism, moral praise and blame would be arbitrary—based on luck rather than character.
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    • 1.If all actions flow necessarily from prior causes, agents could not have done otherwise in identical circumstances—undermining moral desert.
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    • 2.Determinism means our choices are ultimately traceable to factors (genes, upbringing) beyond our control, making responsibility illusory.
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    • 3.Acting from one's desires under determinism differs morally from acting freely; the former describes mechanism, not genuine agency.
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