Minority report free will vs determinism?

Answer 1

In the movie "Minority Report" we are presented with the hypothetical situation that the future can be predicted in detail, including predictions about crimes that have not yet been committed, and it is therefore possible to arrest people before they commit those crimes. This raises the philosophical issue, if the future is predictable, are people compelled to behave in the way that has been predicted, or can they change their minds? Do they actually have free will, and if they do, why are their actions predictable? Of course, we do not really have to resolve those issues because the situation itself is hypothetical; at present we have no reason to believe that the future will ever be as predictable as this movie depicts. But it is interesting to think about it, nonetheless.