Redefining “Free Will” is Like Redefining “Geocentric” – Except Worse

Some compatibilists think we should redefine the term “free will” to be something that is consistent with reality, rather than accept a more common definition that is incoherent or outside ofthe facts.Today I want to address this little snippet from Daniel Dennett’s response to Sam Harris. Dennett is a compatibilist who wants to redefine free will, Harris is an incompatibilist who does not. In one part Dennett says:

After all, most people used to believe the sun went around the earth. They w...