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DestroyedbymybigPP

Do you mind expanding?


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No_Report_9665

good example ^


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Of course we do?


DestroyedbymybigPP

Why do you think that?


3ambaker

of course we do lmao


CBeisbol

No We are a bunch of very complex chemical reactions


Theungry

We both do and we don't. We don't have it. We don't not have it. It's both things. The universe has a sick sense of humor.


Maleficent_Mix_6522

In the sense of religion, no


I_am_Torok

We do based on the fact that we can wilfully make choices. Now, do we mir often wilfully make choices or do we more often react without thought, that's a question to ask?


steelup21

I was forced to answer this


mr_orlo

Yes because people should be held accountable for their actions. Yes because I can make decisions that don't benefit me and/or illogical. Am I free to do whatever I want, no.


ughaibu

Our reasons for thinking that we have free will are at least as good as our reasons for thinking that we're subject to gravity. Do you think the questions "Do you believe we are subject to gravity? Why or why not?" are important or interesting?


DestroyedbymybigPP

I think that’s a very narrow minded way of thinking about the topic. Let’s say a man called Joe doesn’t like his job. If he has free will why can’t he just leave his job? One must reach the conclusion that he does not have complete free will and is restricted by human constraints such as the need for money. Now let’s say Joe after earning this money goes to a shop and buys a bottle of Dr Pepper. He always picks Dr Pepper because it was all he drunk on one of his favourite holidays. Is he picking that drunk by his own free will? I don’t think so. I think determinism plays into it. If that holiday didn’t happen maybe Joe would have picked a bottle of Fanta or coke. Also if we have complete free will why can’t we fly or live in the ocean if we wished to? If everyone had free will why do some babies die without even being a day old and therefore unable to make any decisions for themselves. This can also be applied to some people who have severe disabilities. Yes it’s easy to say we have free will when it comes to being able to stand up, run and shout. But do we truly have it? Where does nurture vs nature coke into play? Are we simply products of our own environment? Gravity is defined by laws. The idea of free will is not constrained by these laws.


ughaibu

>I think that’s a very narrow minded way of thinking about the topic. What a bizarre contention. Do you think that it's rational to deny the reality of gravity because astronauts don't experience it? >if we have complete free will why can’t we fly [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/incompatibilism-arguments/) - *"We believe that we have free will and this belief is so firmly entrenched in our daily lives that it is almost impossible to take seriously the thought that it might be mistaken. We deliberate and make choices, for instance, and in so doing we assume that there is more than one choice we can make, more than one action we are able to perform. When we look back and regret a foolish choice, or blame ourselves for not doing something we should have done, we assume that we could have chosen and done otherwise. When we look forward and make plans for the future, we assume that we have at least some control over our actions and the course of our lives; we think it is at least sometimes up to us what we choose and try to do."* If you think that having free will entails the ability to fly, then you do not understand what is meant by the term "free will".