It is possible that we may be determined, but it is also possible we are to a certain extent. To say that we are determined would be to say that everything is already set in stone; in other words, fate (genes and/or environment) is the cause for everything there is nothing we can do to change our future. While I may be predisposed to say determinism is true, to a certain extent that is, I am not saying metaphysical freedom is false. I believe determinism and metaphysical freedom can coexist—similar to Yin and Yang—therefore we are morally responsible. In The Leopold and Loeb Trial, in the last paragraph, Clarence Darrow states “If there is responsibility anywhere, it is back of him; somewhere in the infinite number of his ancestors, or in his
