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Free will and determinism... Are like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you… — Norman Cousins

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Free will and determinism... Are like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism. The way you play your hand represents free will.

Norman Cousins
1951
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Cousins, Norman. "A Game of Cards." NPR, 26 Nov. 1951.

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