Laplace claims that people’s motives cause their actions in accordance with the laws of nature. Critics have said, however, that motives by themselves do not cause any actions. At any given moment,...

Laplace claims that people’s motives cause their actions in accordance with the laws of nature. Critics have said, however, that motives by themselves do not cause any actions. At any given moment, critics argue, we have a bunch of different motives for doing a bunch of different things. For example, I might have a motive to study, to play a video game, to go to a movie, and so on. So my mind has to decide which of these motives I will act on. My motives will not lead to any action until my mind makes that decision. According to the critics, my mind’s ability to select the motive that I will act on is what makes me free. How do you think Laplace would answer this objection of the critics?