I’m not quite a full determinist (my partners seem to be - yet they also judge too quickly and harshly), but I reserve judgement like that, and always did, long before even hearing of determinism. I guess I had an intuitive sense of it, and a compassion-focused upbringing. So don’t feel too lonely. :) You’re not alone in that.

My partner, Will, geeks out on cog sci and philosophy of mind and determinism, too. I like it a lot, too. I’m a philosophy major, and he almost has a philosophy degree, too, if he ever goes back to finish it (he got his doctorate in Experimental Psychology recently). I love to read and think about this stuff, too, and get to talk with him about it a lot. So I’ll probably chime in on posts like this one.