According to Epicurus, "necessity destroys responsibility, and chance or fortune is inconstant; whereas our own actions are ________, and it is to them that praise and blame naturally attach."
A) guided
B) opaque
C) mystical
D) free

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Epicurus believed that our own actions are free, meaning that we have control over them and are therefore responsible for them. He believed that necessity (such as fate or destiny) and chance (such as luck) cannot be controlled by us and therefore cannot be used to assign praise or blame.

According to Epicurus, "Necessity Destroys Responsibility, and Chance or Fortune