Even though compatibilism admits that every human action has a cause, it still maintains that some actions are free insofar as:

A. the individual feels that he or she is acting freely.
B. nothing causes the individual to act as she does.
C. they are unpredictable.
D. they are caused by one's will.


Answer: D

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