I'm not too interested in economics but I find that our lack of libertarian free will affects very little practically. If you can explain some reasons why you think it might represent a threat to liberalism, I can respond to those, though.
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Because people can wallow in the futility of determinism or the ultimate uncertainty of knowledge and get stuck, often deliberately because they like it. Better to be aware of limitations to maintain compassion & humility but push on seeking to maximise liberty & attain knowledge
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Yeah, the only important implication of our lack of LFW, imo, is the fact that we don't ultimately choose our *intrinsic* traits and values so the state of those ultimately boils down to pure luck. This pulls out the rug for intuitions regarding just deserts and retribution imo.
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I agree that the concept of libertarian free will is wholly inconsistent and I think Helen just answered my question with regards to the example of voting.
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