Determinism quotes

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L I Q R O L X A O P I U N T S S A B D T E
E P P R P R G G Q A R Q M S X W V U V Q A
R Y K E Q B A N F Y L L S E Y S F A D J H
I P L K D L W R Q U Q E I P E O X W P I A
A K A N E I N S T E I N N I H F K D U T L
T C D N T Y C K D T U P I S H T Q N K L V
L E M H E W G P W B T L M T C D N O C N F
O I J W R X H W W J U V R E I E L I U S Q
V A Q W M X O C N N P J E M R T U T D O N
X P V E I M W R L G X T T I E E E A U G Q
V O D Q N S Y V X K D L E C D R H N A S R
Q V W B I X A J D R Q E D D N M G I S H R
T L E J S U N Y P C F D D I O I N T I A G
N N C F M M S K I N N E R S H N E S B Q S
X X J P T M I U L I T K A T D I S E X E Y
S A H Y X J S N E Y P G H A E S T D P F H
P S X X W C I O P F B R Q N T M N E G B F
F R F D K J S J F F C G S C K F A R H L N
Q E B F R E E W I L L D H E X R H P L Y G
G L R A W V E L C Q O E W C C U Q E P T Q
W Q X P G Q M F B X Y J J L P I J A N T K

Clues

  • All our actions, intentions and decisions are effects of other equally necessitated events (3, 9)
  • Argues that although we may be determined by some factors eg.Genes/ Environment, we can still function as free moral agents (4, 11)
  • Argues that every event has a cause or many causes, therefore the idea of free will is impossible (4, 11)
  • Everything is determined (8)
  • Everything is planned, connected, limited (determinism) (8)
  • For everything that happens, there are condition such that, given those conditions, nothing else could happen (11)
  • John Calvin's idea that our destination is chosen for us by God - either eternal life or eternal damnation (14)
  • The ability to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention (4, 4)
  • The environment is full of factors which exercise control over human beings (determinism) (7)
  • When God steps back and allows us to make our own decisions, despite the fact he knows what these decisions are (9, 8)

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