Determinism Vs Compatibilism

I believe that free will is true in saying, the idea that humans can freely choose their actions rather than all our lives being predetermined like the way determinist believe. Determinist think free will is just simply an illusion, and that our thoughts come from our background, and we are unaware as to which we strive no conscious control. As Sam Harris philosopher, claims that our thoughts and desires impose instinctive circumstances that define the character of your consciousness in that moment. I would lean more towards the compatibilist view stating, unless I am the cause of my actions I am not responsible for them. As compatibilist holds that free will and determinism are compatible, we can properly understand what it means for our actions to be free so we see that a free action is doing what one wants. Believing in compatibilism doesn't mean the determinist view is false, but if it is true, we can still have free will. I believe that we make decisions based on our own desires and beliefs. It is said that compatibilists attempt to revise and weaken the commonsense notion of free will. Thomas Hobbes was the first person to articulate a compatibilist position believing that although the person is free to act on their motive, the motive is determined. In other words, he says “Everything we choose to do is strictly determined by the need to relieve the physical pressures of our bodies. Humans …show more content…
Our thoughts and desires are predetermined by the chemical impulses in our brains. Isaac Newton believed in this theory stating that our universe is run by nature law. So as a compatibilist I think the scientific approach is not the right way about free will. I believe that our free action is one that is caused by the agent's desires and beliefs, and our moral responsibility is a reason for praise and blame as well as for personal