For the soft determinist, to say that you could have done otherwise is to say that you would have done otherwise if your desires
A) were always the same.
B) were completely under your control.
C) had been different.
D) played no role in your decisions.

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Soft determinism posits that while our actions are determined by prior events and states, including our desires, we can still consider ourselves free if we could have acted differently had our desires been different. This perspective allows for the concept of moral responsibility by acknowledging the role of internal desires in shaping our actions.

For the Soft Determinist, to Say That You Could Have