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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy ⎊✺🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Free will?
Date: 04/20/24 9:42 PM
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Hmmm...

First, good to see you! You could always be counted on for heavy philosophy, and informing as heathens when the religionists were up to mischief.

Second, I seem to recall that a friend in your real life had said something that was making you question whether your compatibilism was valid. Obviously, that post is long gone now.

You also make a good point that we need to define "free will". The libertarian version is completely unworkable, as you say (though you didn't attach that name to it in your post). I assume that is what you meant by "four sided triangle".

...even though the agent making the choice couldn't have chosen otherwise in exactly identical circumstances.

I had assumed your friend had scored a hit on this point. For me, what you describe is not free will because "[the agent] couldn't have chosen otherwise in exactly identical circumstances". Nothing free about that, IMHO. Though you appear to be saying I am remembering that conversation incorrectly since you indicate that you weren't questioning your position.
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