Joseph, that’s easy. Even though there is technically a causal relationship between my brain and the armor’s actions, its randomness means for all practical purposes there might as well be no relationship. I am no more responsible for the armor’s actions than I am for some disastrous hurricane that almost certainly wouldn’t have happened if I had wiggled my finger differently a year before. Under determinism, my thoughts predictably affect my body’s actions.
Joseph, that’s easy. Even though there is technically a causal relationship between my brain and the armor’s actions, its randomness means for all practical purposes there might as well be no relationship. I am no more responsible for the armor’s actions than I am for some disastrous hurricane that almost certainly wouldn’t have happened if I had wiggled my finger differently a year before. Under determinism, my thoughts predictably affect my body’s actions.