Determinism

Idea of determinism is that everything has a prior cause including humans and our actions. everything is determined so we do not have free will and therefore should not accept moral responsibility for our actions.
Pre-destination in the Bible. Formulated by theologians like Augustine of Hippo and John Calvin:
Idea that God determines everything and pre determines who he shall save (go to heaven) and the rest will go their natural way to hell.
Seems to suggest that humans have no free will - they cannot try and achieve salvation as their 'destination' has already been decided no matter what they do.
Humans have a naturally sinful nature and those that are only good are only because God has decided he will save them.
Hard determinism is incompatible with free will. As our actions all have prior causes we arent free to act in any other way.
Case of Clarence Darrow in 1924 defence lawyer for Leopold and Loeb who…

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