Trusted, Automoderated users
25,837
edits
Determinism: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Determinism''' is the belief that everything that occurs in the universe is 100% caused by something else that preceded it in time. Determinists do not believe in free will, and consider the concept illogical. Many famous philosophers from the very beginning have been determinists. There are two types of determinists: [[soft determinism|soft determinists]] and [[hard determinism|hard determinists]]. | '''Determinism''' is the belief that everything that occurs in the universe is 100% caused by something else that preceded it in time. Determinists do not believe in free will, and consider the concept illogical. Many famous philosophers from the very beginning of philosophy have been determinists. There are two types of determinists: [[soft determinism|soft determinists]] and [[hard determinism|hard determinists]]. Opponents to determinists are indeterminists, but rarely have heard of that term, and instead self-identify under a number of religions of philosophies which believe in [[cartesian dualism]], or the idea that everything is determined except brain activity in humans. | ||
Determinism is not really a fringe theory, as it is the basis for all the hard sciences. Try answering any science quiz with, "the proton just chose to", or "its the protons free choice!". | Determinism is not really a fringe theory, as it is the basis for all the hard sciences. Try answering any science quiz with, "the proton just chose to", or "its the protons free choice!". | ||