<"However, Compatiblists also want to be able to continue to believe in common sense morality, including holding wrongdoers morally responsible for their actions. The find the argument from moral responsibility compelling and reject the determinist view that human beings are not responsible for their actions.">

I agree with this portion of Compatiblism completely. I believe that people are totally responsible for their actions. It mostly based on the freedom of choice. For example, A drunk person who loses control of their actions made the choice to inhibit the loss of control by consuming alcohol. Same goes for drug users who use drugs to inhibit loss of control. For people who are mentally ill and conceive the notion that they are not responsible for their actions are wrong to a degree. One who decides to stop taking their anti-psychotic medication and ends up murdering people because 'the devil tells them to do it'. This person consciously made the made the choice to inhibit loss of control and is therefore responsible. Society on the other hand makes up way too many 'reasons' and 'excuses' to encourage people to not be responsible for themselves. Example: People who were abused as children abuse their children. No excuse.


<"Take the theology of Augistine, a compatiblist or soft-determinist. Recall that he defined free will as "the coincidence of will and capacity." Or, to put it another way, free will is being able to do what you want to do (even if what you want to do is caused).">

Personally, I do not believe we are ever "free". If 'free will' is being able to do what we want when we want, we are never free. I don't believe it has anything to do with heredity or social conditioning. It has to do with rules of society and nature. Well, maybe homeless people could free... I need to dwell on that aspect some more.