Comic #4420: compatibilism

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Here’s a detailed, disability-friendly transcription of the comic titled "Compatibilism: A Parable":

Title: COMPATIBILISM: A PARABLE

Scene 1:

• Character 1 (a little kid): "Hey little guy! Do you want to see… a dinosaur?"

• Character 2 (an adult): "Like, at the museum?"

• Character 1: "NOPE! A real live dinosaur! Today! Now!"

• Character 2: "Let's go!"

• Character 1 (continuing): "Did you know that the pigeon is one of the closest living descendants to dinosaurs?"

• Character 2: "Damnit!"

• Character 1: "You knew what I would think when you said there was a dinosaur, and you still did this!"

• Character 2: "I'm sorry, I thought you were intellectual."

Scene 2:

• Character 3 (another adult with a beard): "Hey, philosophy fan! Do you want to see me show that free will is compatible with a deterministic universe?"

• Character 4 (the first adult): "Really? That sounds impossible!"

• Character 3: "In fact, it's the only possibility!"

• Character 4: "Let's discourse!"

• Character 3: "And so you see your notion of free will was stupid to the point of vacuity. Recognizing this, we can define free will as compatible with determinism."

• Character 4: "Damnit!"

• Character 3: "You knew what I would think when you said compatibilism is possible, and you still did this!"

• Character 4: "I had no choice."

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