A determinist is an incompatible response and a determinist disagrees with belief one and holds on to belief two. Determinist believers argue that the act of being “free” is simply just a mere illusion. Determinism is a problem because it is very difficult to defend and stand by. A determinist’s argument is basically saying that we cannot hold anyone responsible for his or her actions. An example from Conee and Sider was the “punch to the face”. In this scenario, someone punched you in the face, but you may not hold him or her responsible for that action, because an event led to the cause of the punch to the face. However, there are some benefits for determinists. Some benefits are that, it solves the problem; it is scientific and it is not mysterious. There are also many drawbacks for determinism. The first one being it goes completely against the “phenomenology.” Phenomenology is the human’s consciousness and self-awareness. Secondly, the punch to the face example, and finally, it tends to leave institutions such as the law and education in need of fundamental
A determinist is an incompatible response and a determinist disagrees with belief one and holds on to belief two. Determinist believers argue that the act of being “free” is simply just a mere illusion. Determinism is a problem because it is very difficult to defend and stand by. A determinist’s argument is basically saying that we cannot hold anyone responsible for his or her actions. An example from Conee and Sider was the “punch to the face”. In this scenario, someone punched you in the face, but you may not hold him or her responsible for that action, because an event led to the cause of the punch to the face. However, there are some benefits for determinists. Some benefits are that, it solves the problem; it is scientific and it is not mysterious. There are also many drawbacks for determinism. The first one being it goes completely against the “phenomenology.” Phenomenology is the human’s consciousness and self-awareness. Secondly, the punch to the face example, and finally, it tends to leave institutions such as the law and education in need of fundamental