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    Free Will

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    We like to think that we have free will that we have a choice in how to live our lives that we can achieve anything we want in life as long as we choose to work hard and stay motivated. We hear about those great success stories about people making it to the top thanks to their efforts. But it is not always that way. For most people the story is different, even though they choose to work hard and sacrifice in many ways, they still cannot achieve their goals and dreams. Sometimes it is not up to us. There is no such thing as free will. Our lives are already planned for us. Many things around us control our free will, so we are not always in control of choosing how to live our lives. Free will is the ability to make our own decisions without…

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    Is free will actually free? Are we morally responsible for who we are? Do we truly deserve the praise or blame that we receive for our actions? I support the claim that we cannot be ultimately morally responsible for being who we are. [Intro:43 words] Most people’s definition of the word “free” in free will is determined by their idea that every individual in their right mind has the freedom of choice to make a decision leading to an action. This idea of freedom separates the individual and…

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    Free Will In Theology

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    Free Will in Theology In the Christian faith, it is taught at a young age that God gave man free will in order to make one’s own decisions, however time and time again, both throughout history and the Bible, as well as other religious texts, that man abuses the power to make their own decisions and falls away from their gods in order to do what is superficially beneficial to themselves. From Eve being influenced by Lucifer and eating the apple of her own free will, to more modern examples of…

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    in the tactics of free will. According to Meriam Webster dictionary free will is the power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate of divine will. To those who know and understand the concept of free will still have a tendency to question if free will exist or not. Free will is the basis…

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    The Existence Of Free Will

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    Over the decades, scientist and philosophers have argued the existence of free will; determining its existence is a challenge. Clearly, it is an ontological issue because experts in the field have difficulties defining its nature of existence. Free will is the doctrine that states that all human beings are free to make independent choices. Free will has the potential to judge the outcomes of our actions by explaining that no external force was involved in them and, therefore, we are free to make…

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    For many centuries, philosophers have attempted to answer an important question: do we have free will? Though the answer may seem as simple as “of course we do, I can make my own decisions independent of what you are doing.” Significant philosophers like Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, and Lock have tried to tackle the issue of free will (Ekstrom 1). Today, there are three major types of arguments for free will: the hard determinist, indeterminist, and compatibilist. Knowing the…

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    When I chose to enrol in philosophy 1000, did I choose freely ? There are many arguments that say different things. The thing that sucks is that there is no clear answer, which is the same with most things to do with philosophy. But there are some with stronger arguments. Throughout this essay we will cover free will, Libertarianism, Determinism/Fatalism and compatibilism/soft determinism. Most events are determined however some are not. Through the use analytical procedures to do with these…

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    Determinism: Free or Not?

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    The question of freedom has been a topic in philosophy for a while now. There have been many discussions of what it actually means to be free and how we should go about deciding if we are or are not free. The results are still inconclusive leaving us to give our own opinions on the matter, but before I discuss whether or not I believe we are free, I must first define for you what I believe to be the meaning of freedom. Freedom is the ability to act on your own free will, and free will brings up…

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    Free Will Problem

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    is both fascinating and disturbing to examine the problem of free will. As intelligent beings, we ironically want nothing more than to nod our heads aggressively in agreement to the concept. However when one digs deeper into what free will is and what it does or does not imply, it’s inevitable that we are nodding not because the factors of it are logical and non-contrary, but because we refuse to accept the rattling notion that our lives are, essentially not our own to govern So what exactly is…

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    Free Will And Determinism

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    accountable for their actions. The three philosophical approaches to the issue of free will and determinism are hard determinism, libertarianism and soft determinism which each take different approaches to decide whether or not our actions are caused or whether we are able to act upon our own free will. We assume that we are free when we make decisions in our everyday lives. Hard determinists believe in universal causation, which states that all events, including human choices and actions, are…

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