Determinism Vs Free Will Essay

You turn on the television and you start watching the news. You hear about people committing crimes and you think to yourself “Why would someone do this?” a common thought to many people. A question that has been around for a long time. Which sparks the debate, do people choose to do things of their own free will or is it predisposed by something else? This is the start to defining determinism and free will. Theories float around about people doing things because it’s in their genes, or it’s the environment, or it’s their subconscious taking control. All these take away the blame and leave you open to cry victim of circumstance. On the other hand determining what you do might be fueled by you wanting to be a good person and wanting to have a loving and full life. We might all start out as …show more content…
So how do we choose what is right? Experiences, religion, people may make you believe certain aspects of these. To me I choose to believe that we all have free will. We can all decide to either wallow in the self- pitying thought that we can’t do anything about who we are or we can decide to try to change things. We can change who we are by submerging in a therapy like situation where we condition ourselves to be something else. We can find out who we are by the decisions we take when no is watching. If someone drops a wallet and you’re the only one who noticed, you can decide to either give it back to them or take the money out and throw away the wallet. We can decide to buckle down under the pressure or to keep looking up. You hear stories about people who do astonishing things through their sheer will power. A single mom that has two kids and a full time job but still manages to educate and play with them while providing a roof over their heads. You hear about combat veterans who come from war and are missing a limb and yet they don’t give up and decide to carry on with their