The libertarian believes that the definition of free means that man’s actions are uncaused. Man’s decisions can be influenced by but they are not caused by God or anyone else. So Peter van Inwagen debates whether free will is compatible with determinism. Determinism is the belief that only one future is physically possible and all other options are out of our reach without a miracle. Van Inwagen feels that he has more than one future open to him. Peter van Inwagen knows there are mysteries in incompatibilism but he believes that there is even greater mystery when it comes to compatibilism. So accepting incompatibilism seems more reasonable. Van Inwagen goes through various scenarios to illustrate his point that compatibilism has the greatest
