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Do u believe in Free will and why ? Please read its eniretey.?

do you believe in free will and that people should be held responsible for their actions no matter what the circumstances are? and why ?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    I believe in free will, but sady not everyone has it.

    Many individuals are under the influence of others to such a degree that the have very little choice in what they do or how they do it.

    These individuals, although legally responsible for their actions, could argue that they had no choice but to do what they did.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    In free will: yes, I do. But many misunderstand that, and think it means that we have the freedom to do whatever we want. That's not the case. I can run out in the back yard, flap my arms, and try to fly to the moon, but no matter how hard I will it, it won't happen.

    That people should be held responsible for their actions, no matter the circumstances, is another matter. People may do things accidentally. People may do things because they are forced to do them. People may do things because they have lost the capacity to understand the significance or consequence of their actions. (People may also claim these circumstances excuse them, when in fact it isn't so.)

    Every set of circumstances is unique. Every person is unique. Legally, there's a limit to the degree to which we can take this into account: a legal system is no longer a legal system if it has no general rules. Fortunately, the notion that there is any sort of ultimate evaluation on a moral plane generally implies a judge who is capable of considering the unique circumstances of every case.

  • 8 years ago

    Let us consider how free will is involved in God’s permission of suffering. To begin with, think about this: Do you appreciate having the freedom to choose what you will do and say, what you will eat and wear, what kind of work you will do, and where and how you will live? Or would you want someone to dictate your every word and action every moment of your life?

    No normal person wants his life taken out of his control so completely. Why not? Because of the way God made us. The Bible tells us that God created man in his ‘image and likeness,’ and one of the faculties God himself has is freedom of choice. (Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 7:6) When he created humans, he gave them that same wonderful faculty—the gift of free will. That is one reason why we find it frustrating to be enslaved by oppressive rulers.

    So the desire for freedom is no accident, for God is a God of freedom. The Bible says: “Where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) Hence, God gave us free will as part of our very makeup. Since he knew the way our minds and emotions would work, he knew that we would be happiest with free will.

    To go with the gift of free will, God gave us the ability to think, weigh matters, make decisions, and know right from wrong. (Hebrews 5:14) Thus, free will was to be based on intelligent choice. We were not made like mindless robots having no will of their own. Nor were we created to act out of instinct as were the animals. Instead, our marvelous brain was designed to work in harmony with our freedom of choice.

    Obedience to God’s laws would not have been burdensome for our first parents. Instead, it would have worked for their welfare and that of the entire human family. Had the first pair stayed within the limits of God’s laws, all would have been well. In fact, we would now be living in a wonderful paradise of pleasure as a loving, united human family! There would not have been wickedness, suffering, and death.

  • 8 years ago

    I can use my free will and rob the local bank... now will I be responsible for my actions?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Sam Harris is brilliant - I haven't read this one yet: Free Will

  • yes yes shut up now

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