“That’s why he’s afraid of interacting with people and why he can’t go out. It’s feasible, isn’t it?”
YOUTH: “Yes, it’s entirely feasible. I’d imagine that would be really challenging.”
PHILOSOPHER: “And then you say, ‘Before an effect, there’s a cause.’”
“Or, in other words, who I am now (the effect) is determined by occurrences in the past (the causes).” “Do I understand correctly?”
YOUTH: “You do.” PHILOSOPHER: “So if the here and now of everyone in the world is due to their past incidents,”
“according to you, wouldn’t things turn out very strangely? Don’t you see?”
“Everyone who has grown up abused by his or her parents would have to suffer the same effects as your friend”
“and become a recluse, or the whole idea just doesn’t hold water.”
“That is, if the past actually determines the present, and the causes control the effects.” YOUTH: “What, exactly, are you getting at?”
PHILOSOPHER: “If we focus only on past causes and try to explain things solely through cause and effect, we end up with ‘determinism.’”
“Because what this says is that our present and our future have already been decided by past occurrences, and are unalterable.”
“Am I wrong?” YOUTH: “So you’re saying that the past doesn’t matter?”
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