Consequences Of Determinism And Free Will

ly free to answer this question, probably not, otherwise in most cases people would choose not too do work over doing it, however is that because I’m not free to answer this question, or I do have the freedom but choose to answer it because I want to complete my degree. Free will is simply the ability to choose a certain action, therefore every action we take in life is taken there and then, and has not been pre-planned for us. Free will is the idea that we ourselves are effectively free moral agents, we choose our own path in life and from that we must fully accept the consequences to which we are different depending on our choses.
There has too also be a distinction between what does the word “free” actually mean, we understand that free means we are solely responsible for making decisions and therefore are free from influence. However, a problem instantly arises, are we ever truly free because there are often many factors which influence our lives, and therefore our decisions. For example, society can shape our decisions, although many people experiment with their appearance, people often …show more content…
However, I actively choose through free will to walk my dog, free will would state that I have freely made the choice to walk my dog. Although let’s say something stops me from doing so, for example I have to answer this essay instead because for example the deadline is very soon, or even simpler it snows and I’m unable to walk my dog. The question is I have free will to choose my action to walk my dog, but extenuating circumstances which have been pre-determined such as my essay or snow result in me being unable to walk him. So there is the possibility of a crossover, this is the theory of compatibilism in which our actions can have free will and also be determined at the same