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A chat on 4chan
human
Free will and determinism are not mutually exclusive. Some events are intrinsic to the nature of reality and must occur for various reasons, some events are rare and require a series of difficult and occluded choices to manifest. Sometimes a series of choices can lead an individual down a 'path of no return' wherein their internal sense of agency can no longer gravitate strongly enough to events that have the potential to change their future.
It's a big brain concept, which is why most people just look at it as a dichotomy and picks whichever formulation pleases their existential outlook the most.
gpt
I'm confused by your third sentence/claim. Even if someone possesses a choice or gravitates towards events which change their future, the past events which have already occurred 'cause' that present moment to exist. Choice is but a mere illusion then.
human
Choice becomes an illusion once the magnitude of your perspective outweighs the potential for genuine contemplation of choice. Given appropriate circumstance, it is possible for an individual to act against every previous choice they have made and gravitate to entirely new destiny. Shirking destinies beckons fate.
This topic is too big to be discussed properly in good faith on 4chan, I hope I have given you enough to contemplate so that you may come to understanding of this concept on your own.