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I often see the free will versus determinism debate as a false dichotomy because I don't see them as being mutually exclusive. Things aren't absolutely determined by EITHER free will or pre-determination. There's often a combination of both and you can see how something comes about as a result of free will to an extent and how it is pre-determined to another extent. It's not an either/or issue.
In my view, your free will isn't something that's determined by whether someone can surmise that you would choose a cake over a dead mouse. Free will is an ability, and just like any other ability (such as the ability to lift heavy things) we all have it in different degrees. Since it's an ability, just like someone else might run faster or slower than you, other people can exercise free will to a greater or lesser extent than you. We do not all have the same capacity for free will, and we are all likewise bound by deterministic factors to varying degrees. What determines the extent to which someone can exercise free will is the options they have at their disposal. The greater your options, the more you can exercise free will and the less bound you are by deterministic factors. Someone who is locked up in prison and billionaire with a private jet both have the free will to fly to Barcelona, but they obviously don't have the same obstacles and barriers and one can exercise that free will more readily.

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I often see the free will versus determinism debate as a false dichotomy because I don't see them as being mutually exclusive. Things aren't absolutely determined by EITHER free will or pre-determination. There's often a combination of both and you can see how something comes about as a result of free will to an extent and how it is pre-determined to another extent. It's not an either/or issue.
In my view, your free will isn't something that's determined by whether someone can surmise that you would choose a cake over a dead mouse. Free will is an ability, and just like any other ability (such as the ability to lift heavy things) we all have it in different degrees. Since it's an ability, just like someone else might run faster or slower than you, other people can exercise free will to a greater or lesser extent than you. We do not all have the same capacity for free will, and we are all likewise bound by deterministic factors to varying degrees. What determines the extent to which someone can exercise free will is the options they have at their disposal. The greater your options, the more you can exercise free will and the less bound you are by deterministic factors. Someone who is locked up in prison and billionaire with a private jet both have the free will to fly to Barcelona, but they obviously don't have the same obstacles and barriers and one can exercise that free will more readily.