Determinist

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes that all events are predetermined and that people don't have free choice; one who adheres to the philosophical doctrine of determinism.

Etymology

From determine + -ist (suffix marking a person who believes in or practices something). Determinism as a philosophy emerged in the 17th-18th centuries alongside mechanistic physics.

Kelly Says

Determinists argue that since your brain is just atoms following physics, you can't truly choose—free will is an illusion, which bothers philosophers and comforts neuroscientists.

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