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Opponents to determinists are indeterminists. Indeterminists instead self-identify under a number of religions and philosophies which believe in Cartesian dualism, which is the idea that everything is determined except brain activity in humans. | Opponents to determinists are indeterminists. Indeterminists instead self-identify under a number of religions and philosophies which believe in Cartesian dualism, which is the idea that everything is determined except brain activity in humans. | ||
==Soft vs hard determinism== | ==Soft vs hard determinism== | ||
Soft determinists believe in free will and | Soft determinists attempt to reconcile determinism with free-will.<ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/</ref>https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/ Criticisms of the concept include that the compatibilists conception of 'free will' is so close to determinism as to be the same things. These critics argue the ability to determine outcomes is more important than the ability to choose, but not affect outcomes. | ||
Hard determinists do not believe in free will, and consider the concept illogical. Hard Determinism is fundamentally at odds with some political and social movements, including [[neoliberalism]] and associated movements, and [[CBT|cognitive behavioural therapy]]. This philosophy has been criticized largely for its potential social ramifications, such as lack of agency and responsibility, claims it inevitable leads to fatalism, and so on. | |||
==Hard determinism - not a fringe theory== | ==Hard determinism - not a fringe theory== | ||
Hard determinism 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!", or "I hate this neuroscience, you are dehumanizing the human brain!". Self-described [[incels]] tend to be hard determinist. Some famous academic hard determinists include | Hard determinism 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!", or "I hate this neuroscience, you are dehumanizing the human brain!". Self-described [[incels]] tend to be hard determinist. Some famous academic hard determinists include | ||