The argument goes as following. Premise One states “There’s nothing you can do to change the past” (Kane 23). Premise Two states ““There’s nothing you can do to change the laws of nature” (Kane 23). Premise Three which is a combination of Premise One and Two states “If determinism is true, then your current action is a necessary consequence of the past and natural laws” (Kane 24), therefore concluding that “If determinism is true, then there is nothing you can do to change your current action (Kane 24). There is an additional premise which connects the original argument for determinism to the concept of free will. Let’s call this premise, Premise 4. It states “In order for an action of yours to be free, you must have the ability to act otherwise” (Kane 24) which leads us to the second conclusion of The Consequence Argument which says “If determinism is true, then no one could have acted otherwise, therefore free will is impossible” (Kane
The argument goes as following. Premise One states “There’s nothing you can do to change the past” (Kane 23). Premise Two states ““There’s nothing you can do to change the laws of nature” (Kane 23). Premise Three which is a combination of Premise One and Two states “If determinism is true, then your current action is a necessary consequence of the past and natural laws” (Kane 24), therefore concluding that “If determinism is true, then there is nothing you can do to change your current action (Kane 24). There is an additional premise which connects the original argument for determinism to the concept of free will. Let’s call this premise, Premise 4. It states “In order for an action of yours to be free, you must have the ability to act otherwise” (Kane 24) which leads us to the second conclusion of The Consequence Argument which says “If determinism is true, then no one could have acted otherwise, therefore free will is impossible” (Kane