I found some reading but would like some help understanding/different interpretations

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    2 years ago

    Determinism is bullshit that stink with religion on a mile, because what else would make all decisions and events predetermined other than almighty puppetmaster or other karma nonsense? Free will is very real but also restricted by material condtions.

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      2 years ago

      Determinism doesn’t argue that everything is predetermined. You’re confusing determinism with fatalism.

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        2 years ago

        Sorry, i’m not into the counting angels on tip if the needle which idealist philosophers tend to do every time someone call them on their silly ideas.

        Also, going by the definition, if we think of certain decisions (assuming we talk about humans), how would anyone even know what was determined? It strikes me as completely pointless endeavour, even if the prediction works most of the time.