Determinism

Determinsim

everything is caused by antecedents

Soft

actions are caused but we still have free will

Hard

we do not have free will as everything is caused

Hobbes

free actions are caused by internal or external causes

AJ Ayer

forced actions vs caused actions

philosophical determinism

every event is caused by another and past events are fixed

locked room analogy

we have free will until we realised that we are not free and free will is an illusion

biological determinism

behavioural traits are passed down genetically so we do not have free will

case study -bio determinism

a study in finland in 2014 found a gene which was associated with violent crime and those with the gene were 13x more likely to offend

psychological conditioning

ivan Pavlov and classical conditioning showed how we learn to make connections which controls how we behave

concupiscence

our innate nature to desire sin due to the fall

messa peccati

lump of sin

libertas

freedoms

the elect

those that God chooses to save

John Calvin

“Humans are utterly depraved”

Tulip

total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace and perseverance of the elect