> With determinism free will is ruled out. This is a popular statement but I've never thought that to be the case. Imagine you're creating a movie. You can p

> With determinism free will is ruled out. This is a popular statement but I've never thought that to be the case. Imagine you're creating a movie. You can pick the actors, the characters, the plot, etc. When you play the movie, the playback is completely deterministic. But that doesn't mean free will didn't design the film. I could see something similar applying to reality. Your actions may be predetermined, but that doesn't specify exactly how they were determined.