Believe In Compatibilism

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I believe in Compatibilism. i believe in this because as much as i want to believe in free will when i read and watched about determinism there were so many convincing points against it. i believe in Compatibilism because it makes the most sense to me, it is the middle ground and has the most convincing side to me. There is a written law for the universe that everything seems to usually follow but if something is our decision, we decide to do something i think that is us not something that is pre determined as determinism says. Also, Patricia Churchland's view on not whether or not it is free will or not but 'how free' our choices are appeals to me the most. It was one of the arguments that convinced me the most. Every choice we make is free

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