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Destiny, Determinism & Moral Accountability

⚖️ Several formal rewrites, depending on the precise meaning you intend.

Version 1 · General

If an individual was not destined to commit an unlawful act, then that individual bears no moral responsibility for refraining from such conduct.

— Emphasising the direct link between destiny and moral duty.

Version 2 · Destiny & moral accountability

If a person was not fated to engage in conduct that violates the law, they cannot be held morally accountable for abstaining from such conduct.

— Focuses on the relationship between fate and moral responsibility.

Version 3 · Deterministic framework

Under a deterministic framework, if an individual was incapable of committing a particular unlawful act because it was not within their predetermined course of action, then that individual bears no moral responsibility for not committing that act.

— Specifically about determinism and the absence of alternative possibilities.

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⚡ Note: The phrase “moral responsibility for not committing a crime” is somewhat unusual — moral responsibility is typically discussed in terms of blame for wrongdoing or praise for lawful conduct.

📌 If your intention is to discuss the absence of praise rather than the absence of blame:

“If an individual was not destined to commit an unlawful act, then that individual is not morally praiseworthy for refraining from committing it.”

— Alternative formulation · emphasis on praise, not blame

📄 These versions preserve formal tone while clarifying the underlying philosophical nuance.

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“Refraining from committing it”
— meaning & nuance

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✧ Choosing not to perform or engage in a particular act.

In your sentence, “it” refers to the unlawful act or the law violation mentioned earlier.

So:
to commit a crime = to perform the illegal act
to refrain from committing a crime = to avoid, abstain from, or choose not to perform the illegal act.

📌 Examples

• “She refrained from stealing the money.”
• “He refrained from violating the law despite strong pressure from others.”

📝 In more formal language, “refrain from” means to deliberately abstain from an action — especially one that is possible but not undertaken.

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⚡ However, in discussions about determinism and moral responsibility, the phrase can carry an additional implication:

“The person had the opportunity or capacity to commit the act but did not.”

If your argument is that the person could not have committed the act because they were not destined to do so, then “refraining” may not be the most precise term — because it usually implies some degree of agency or self-restraint.

In that case, you might instead say:

✦ “…bears no moral responsibility for not committing the unlawful act.”

✦ “…cannot be morally credited for having abstained from the unlawful act.”

✦ “…is not morally praiseworthy for failing to engage in the unlawful conduct.”

🔍 The distinction is subtle but important:

Expression	Implied Meaning
refraining from committing it	The person could have done it but chose not to.
not committing it	Neutral; does not imply choice or ability.
being unable to commit it	The person lacked the capacity or opportunity.

✓ For a deterministic argument, “not committing it” is usually the clearest and least ambiguous wording.

⏺ The distinction between refraining (choice-based) and not committing (neutral) is key in moral philosophy.

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