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There would really be no point in being optimistic or pessimistic if you believed everything was predetermined. In fact, there would be no real point to anything.
There is still a point to it all if hard determinism is right. You still get to live your life, make choices, fall in love, etc.
If you are reading this post because of your preferences, what you read earlier in this post and a million other things, does it make it any more or less enjoyable? (peanut gallery comments expected)
I agree that it would be horrible if hard determinism were true and you had perfect knowledge of the future. There would be no more point to anything than there is to watching an average movie for a second time.
In hard determinism, you do matter because you do have effect on everything. You are 100% an actor in the world. If you were removed (though that would be impossible), the world would be a different place. Therefore your actions do matter.
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My $0.02 -- this is a question that pure logic is going to have trouble answering, because the root of it has to do with the essential characteristics of life and consciousness that logic hasn't explained yet. I think there are some big open questions on those topics, and they likely need to be resolved first.
I have very good reasons to be a hard determinist. Unfortunately, I can't prove I am right. In essence, I think that a better understanding of the concept of consciousness will lead to free will being placed in a smaller and smaller box, much like the gods have been placed. I predict that eventually, the free will discussions will be auto-moved to RGT.
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I'm willing to believe the big bang necessitated the Mississippi River, but I honestly can't believe the big bang necessitated Weird Al Yankovic.
The Mississippi River and Weird Al are pretty close in probability in the grand scheme of things. How about a particular drop of water that hit you in the head the last time it rained?