Title: Compatibilism and Incompatibilism are compatible. : philosophy
Headings: Compatibilism and Incompatibilism are compatible.
Compatibilism and Incompatibilism are compatible.
Compatibilism and Incompatibilism are compatible.
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Compatibilism and Incompatibilism are compatible. I see a fair amount of discussions here about free will, and the general consensus from the regular posters range from "You obviously haven't looked at the issue at all, check out compatibilism" to "Why don't you accept compatibilism look at this philpapers survey ". I will try to clearly give my reasoning as to why compatibilism and incompatibilism can both coherently be believed simultaneously. One common response to the pestering to 'just look at compatibilism' is that compatibilism 'shifts the goalposts' or that it is 'missing the point'. This is typically said derogatorily against the view and is followed by dismissal. My thinking follows the same kinds of lines, however I won't end in dismissal. The compatibilists are having an entirely different discussion than the incompatibilists. It is definitely a discussion still worth having, but it is different.