d'Holbach criticizes his opponents when he says, "They have believed that the soul is mistress of its own conduct, is able to regulate its own peculiar operations, has the faculty to determine its will by its own natural energy; in a word, they have pretended that man is a free agent."

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d'Holbach is criticizing the idea that humans have free will, and instead argues that our actions are determined by the natural world and environment around us.

D'Holbach Criticizes His Opponents When He Says, "They Have Believed