In the world of philosophy, there is a recurring argument that takes several sides: can we be free even if the future is determined by the past? The question of freedom actually affects everyone's way of life, which philosophers help reconstruct the premises that show the problem of free will. The problem of free will clearly states: 1. Human beings have free will. – Hard deterministic rejections.2. The world is deterministic. – Libertarians reject.3. Free will is incompatible with determinism. – The compatibilist rejects. What is considered more plausible is to reject premise number three; Free will is incompatible with determinism. According to Rauhut, “the fundamental principle of compatibilism is that we are free as long as we do not encounter forces that prevent us from doing what we want to do; it matters little that our actions are determined by the past” (p. 89). To understand this reasoning, there are two scenarios to keep in mind. The first scenario states that this prisoner is starving because he is not receiving food. The second scenario states that this prisoner is starving because he does not want to eat, although he is being fed. The rejection of the third premise explains the ways of a compatibilist, which is more preferred. The first scenario does not show compatibilism because there is an external force that prevents the prisoner from feeding. If there are several paths that have been written for the prisoner, and he is forced to take the path that the prison offers him, without being able to make the choices that are available to him. The second premise, however, demonstrates compatibilism because it shows that the prisoner chooses whether to receive food or not. This shows the middle of the paper......ink a can of soda. This statement shows that you had the desire to drink the soda without any outside source forcing you to drink the soda. Now to criticize, what if there was a computer chip implanted in your brain, that every time you feel thirsty, you have to satisfy that desire by grabbing the can of soda from the refrigerator. Are you still fulfilling your desire or is some outside force forcing you to drink the can of soda? Currently, you don't know that there is a computer chip implanted in your brain, but you still satisfy your thirsty desire by drinking a can of soda without anyone stopping you. As long as you have the desire to drink the can of soda to quench your thirst, you are realizing the compatibilist idea of ​​free will. Works Cited Rauhut, NC (2004). Ultimate questions: thinking about philosophy. New York: Longman.