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  • "If you want to assume free will then you have to abandon the idea of a pre-determined future. " What about compatibilism? Commented May 1, 2024 at 6:50
  • That's irrelevant to my starting assumption about the future being predetermined. If it is then by definition future decisions are predetermined. Commented May 1, 2024 at 7:41
  • Yes, and even if they're determined, they could still be free if compatibilism is the case, right? Commented May 1, 2024 at 9:30
  • No, you have changed the subject. Your compatibilist definition of free will is not the same as my definition of free will. I have made a point about apples and you have said 'but what about bananas?' Commented May 1, 2024 at 9:51
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    @TKoL in the meantime, I have edited my answer as a tribute! Commented May 1, 2024 at 11:08