Philosophical metaphysics teaches that all human decisions have underlying causality and motivation, and the freedom to express personal free will is the basis for most of them. It is challenging to call free will one of the inalienable rights of a citizen, for it is difficult to delineate where its limits end; in general, free will should be understood as the unconditional ability of individuals to act without hindrance. In terms of political regimes, it is clear that the free will of individuals in democratic communities will be substantially expanded as compared to citizens of closed totalitarian regimes. The opposition to this phenomenon is considered determinism, which characterizes the prior predetermination of life. It is clear that under conditions of prescription of all causes and effects, no free will can exist since freedom violates the ideas of the global plan. However, metaphysics argues that it is possible to retain free will while remaining deterministic.
In terms of the essence of metaphysical compatibility, the possibility of the synthetic existence of the two parties is determined primarily by determinism. With predetermination, there is a plan and order in the universe, which creates the conditions for free choice (Hawkins, 2018). In other words, it is necessary to think beyond the free will to place it within determinism — this would be the foundation for a theory of metaphysical compatibility. When viewed in this way, the free will is the result of a particular cause by which the conditions for the realization of choice are created.
The concepts described are entirely consistent with what I believe, for to me, the theory of compatibility in metaphysics seems natural. There really is some global plan to life that mere humans are never meant to understand; there is no need for this since it is the existence of causal predestination that helps life to evolve and flow. Every action and choice that seems to be my own has actually been the consequence of previously made decisions and judgments. However, the free will should not be understood as something impossible then, for, in my understanding, it firmly exists as long as we are free to choose, even though the very act of choosing was preceded by reasons.
Reference
Hawkins, J. (2018). Are free will and determinism compatible? The Apeiron.