>[!abstract] >Compatibilism is the belief that free will and determinism are mutually compatible and that it is possible to believe in both without being logically inconsistent (Wikipedia, 2025). > >It asserts that our choices result from our own internal motivations and thought processes instead of randomness, even if those motivations and thought processes might be determined. >[!references] References >- >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): [[Incompatibilism]] >- **South** (downstream): —