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Free Will v. Determinism

Free will is "the power or capacity to choose among alternatives or to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints." Determinism, "the theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes, is usually understood to preclude free will." Humans cannot act against the way they are compelled, predestined, to behave.