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Dennett openly admits he’s a determinist, you’d know that if you actually read his books. He’s literally the world’s leading proponent of determinism. Determinists believe in free will.

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SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
He’s a compatibilist. Which I admit we can then break down into compatibilist determinist, which is a different thing from a (hard) determinist.

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- ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  Which I characterize as a determinist who really doesn’t want to admit to being one.
  
  This is not very charitable of you. Its also simply inaccurate. If they didn’t already openly admit to being determinists then they would, by definition, not be compatibilists
  
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  - SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Alright, you win the argument.
    
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    ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Okay. Sorry if I seemed a but harsh in my earlier messages. After I sent those I was thinking about it and realized I probably went a bit too hard.
    
    I see you’re from lemmy.ca. It’s good to see another Canadian on here. Thanks for contributing to the fediverse. I hope you feel welcome here
    
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