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The Illusion of Conflict: A Catholic Understanding of Faith, Reason & Science | Fr. Dominic Legge

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CHAPTER

Exploration of Determinism, Human Freedom, and Instinct in Animal Behavior

This chapter explores the contrasting concepts of determinism and indetermination in animal and human choices, highlighting how human freedom stems from a higher understanding of good. It also delves into the idea of instinct in animals, proposing a divine pattern guiding their behaviors, and discusses the difference between human and contingent freedom in decision-making processes.

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