Randomness within probabilistic distributions may have more value for agency than you allow. Recognizing randomness in response, still constrained by probability, turns “I could not have done otherwise” into “My response was within a range of possibilities.” This doesn’t undermine determinism, but it does, perhaps, provide an opening, from a psychological perspective, to see one’s self as a more flexible, open, and dynamic pattern. Preserving a place for legitimate spontaneity and surprise may lessen the resistance to considering determinism for someone starting from a libertarian free-will perspective.

Furthermore, reflecting on the observer effect in the double-slit experiments may also help point the way towards how to widen or narrow the distribution of possible responses through the application of attention.