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An open question
Freedom
Could you have done otherwise?
If your upbringing and the laws of nature made your choice inevitable, was it still yours? What would have to be different for blame or praise to make sense?
A choice can feel deliberate even if it has a complete causal explanation. Decide what freedom must mean for responsibility to survive.
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