Didn’t know there was a name for it. I just know it from my life experience.
Compatibilism is the view that free will and determinism can coexist, and that accepting both does not lead to a logical contradiction. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtjw3k8zcmp8pervct409shwdtwx45rxmp4xseryerdx3ehy7f4v3axvet9xsmrjdnxw9jnsuekw9nh2ertwvmkg6n5veen7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgq6lcx8fc7h0p8t4ya9u0a92jnwavqe9rgjwwdw3wjgxfuxsz8rd5mths8c is a good example of how compatibilists process their life experience. Sometimes they acknowledge that they were dealt a hand that they did not choose (determinism) while simultaneously acknowledging that they can choose what cards they want to play with (free will), or even if they want to play at all. Having conversations about free will and determinism can be tricky, especially if you are chatting with someone who bounces back and forth between the two. Compatibilism offers people a way to be fully aware that they simultaneously have a toe in the deterministic Sam Harris camp as well as team free will.
Discussion
Neither until I caught myself one day trying to justify my behaviour with both ideas. Best metaphor is probably the one that says that you wake up in a small boat on a large swiftly flowing river (determinism). You have a piece of wood that is too small to be an effective paddle but big enough to act as a rudder of sorts (free will). While you have no ability to paddle against the current let alone choose what river you are on, you do have the ability to influence which side of the river you travel. The rudder offers a little bit of directional flexibility so you can avoid rapids, find calm spots etc while you travel downstream. Not a perfect picture but close. 🙂
I usually liken it to a roller coaster ride. I think often we are entirely locked in and unable to escape the ride until it reaches its conclusion. But in between rides we have the ability to choose our next ride.
