The question asks, if I do something that I don’t really want to do-such as attending the golden wedding anniversary celebration of Aunt Ethyl and Uncle Fred, or writing a required term paper on “The Accomplishments of Herbert Hoover”- can I still be acting freely? My opinion is yes, I would be acting with my own free will. Furthermore, I think that as long as we are mentally competent, then we always have a choice in what we do, no matter what the circumstance. For example, in my own experience I know that there must be a genetic trait or predisposition that caused me to develop a dependency on alcohol. However, I also realize that I always had free will when it came to picking up a drink. Therefore, a lack of free will would be someone holding
