Am I free? Introductory lecture

1. Libertarianism:

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There is only one series of events consistent with prior conditions of the world and the laws of nature
Human action can be explained and predicted by reference to deterministic scientific laws
The ultimate origin of the decision was in you, you were the locus of choice, it was shaped by your values, goals, etc. but wasn’t determined by them, your decision wasn’t ultimately due to something outside of you
It was up to you which option to choose, you were capable of picking something else, it was like you faced a “forking-path”

There is only one series of events consistent with prior conditions of the world and the laws of nature
Decisions and actions are just events in a larger causal network of events, all of which are susceptible to scientific investigation, and are fully explainable
The ultimate origin of the decision was in you, you were the locus of choice, it was shaped by your values, goals, etc. but wasn’t determined by them, your decision wasn’t ultimately due to something outside of you
Free will (in some sense) and determinism are incompatible