- compatibilist
- 1. adjectiveOf, pertaining to or supporting compatibilism, the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas2. nounA supporter of compatibilism
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freedom — The question of freedom or free will is one of the thorniest in Christian philosophy. Almost all Christian philosophers agree that humans have free will; the disagreement is over what free will is and whether it is compatible with determinism… … Christian Philosophy
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