Title: What is the difference between determinism, libertarianism, and compatibilism? - Quora
Headings: What is the difference between determinism, libertarianism, and compatibilism?
What is the difference between determinism, libertarianism, and compatibilism?
Alex Baker
Bruce Silverstein
Bruce Silverstein

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Personally, I tend to lean toward Determinism and against Libertarianism — although I readily acknowledge that Determinism cannot be proved or disproved, and that a belief in Determinism must rest on faith (much like a belief in God). ( See, for example, Bruce Silverstein's answer to Is it scientifically possible to prove or disprove that the physical laws are deterministic?, Bruce Silverstein's answer to Is there any relationship between quantum mechanics and free will?, and/or Bruce Silverstein's answer to Can you actually prove determinism wrong? If anything, there's more evidence for it being true than not ). Moreover, without regard to whether the universe is or is not deterministic, I believe that Compatibilism is a flawed belief — as I have written in numerous posts. ( See, for example, Bruce Silverstein's answer to Determinism: What are the best arguments against compatibilism?, Bruce Silverstein's answer to Determinism: What are the best arguments for compatibilism?,