I think that part of the process of this class is not to get angry or defensive or reinforce our current beliefs, but to be challenged to stretch beyond our boundaries to consider new possibilities. Some of the things these philosophers have said do not work for me at all, but some are intriguing. For example, what if, instead of the either/or suggestion of totally random free will vs. predestination, there's a third alternative? What do YOU think that alternative could be? What would the parameters of that alternative be? These are the questions the philosophers are always trying to reason out (I think it's fascinating to watch the evolution of philosophy through the ages via these readings), and as philosophy students, I think that's also our job.