How would Libertarianism argue that determinism threatens the existence of free will?
Libertarianism would NOT argue that determinism threatens the existence of free will. That which does not exist cannot threaten that which does exist. Determinism says, and I quote from the determinist website http://www.centerfornaturalism.org/ and from its sister site http://naturalism.org/ “We are all caused to be what we are.” (Awwwwwwwww, doesn’t that sound so sooooooooothing! Just think; we are what we are because we were “caused”.) Libertarianism says we take those causes and we do with them what we will, and the only will we have to call “free” is the freedom to think, or to not think, and then to act. Determinism wants us to believe that because we cannot change those things which cause us to act (like running from rain to stay dry; jumping off the tracks before we get hit by the train; eating when we are hungry) our will is not free. If it was “free” the way de
