Essay On Free Will

Many believe that humans have free will and the power to make decisions on how we live. This is an idea that many want to accept, but in recent years the idea of free will has been challenged and it has been a disputing topic . Free will is the ability to make decisions and choose what we want in life. We can chose to help someone or not help someone, but the idea of free will can be explored on a deeper level. Scientist such as Michael Gazzaniga and Eric Kandel have done studies of the brain and brain imaging to probe into the idea of free will. The two also explore prior studies to examine if they support or disprove free will. The two are drawn to the physical side of free will and examining the brain. Robert Nozick and Kwame Anthony Appiah, …show more content…
Free will can be questioned by looking at the role of emotions, how the environment influences decisions and the the theory Theory …show more content…
Teenagers are highly susceptible to being influenced by their environment. A fellow peer can change their mind on the right thing to do. A girl at party is offered a drink, and politely declines and says that she does not drink, but everyone begins harassing her telling her it is only one drink. In the end, the girl accepts the drink Though the girl still has the free will to say no, the peers are tampering with her will. Teenagers will typically go to any extent to feel liked by their peers, and this will affect their decisions. When the girl made the decision to accept the drink, she presumably did it because believed that she changed her mind and made the decision to accept it, but her unconscious mind interpreted the informed and she decided to drink because she wanted to be liked by her peers. Peer Pressure is something that complicates free will, but there are also consequences to each every