Originally posted by seer
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What determines this? The non-reasoning forces of nature?
How? If the non-reasoning forces of nature cannot evaluate the truth of a proposition?
Originally posted by Jim B.
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Reasons are normative and purposive; causes are not.
And even if that were somehow the case, which I doubt, it's operating at the wrong level of description. Imagine if you were to ask me why I decided to do something and I said "Because I'm determined to." The explanatory answer is to cite the reasons why I chose to do that thing. If I'm determined to do whatever I choose to do, then my determinism drops out as an illuminating explanation for my choices.
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