2006-06-27 17:17:46 · 15 answers · asked by allheart 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, through Jesus it is.
John 8:31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
People seem to think that freedom means being able to do anything they want. But they don't realize that if they can't control themselves then they aren't really free. Instead they are a slave to their physical desires.
2006-06-27 17:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question really gets me thinking.
Freedom for me represents the detachment from desires for material things - even relationships. When I first retired (at a rather early age) I sold everything and moved to Costa Rica leaving few attachments to my material life the way it used to be. Within 2 years, I had tied myself down with a house with a great view, 2 golden retrievers, a townhouse back in the states, etc, etc. Before I knew it, I wasn't as free to travel since the house needed caring for, the dogs needed companionship, and man, I was sorry.
Freedom is not anything that can be guaranteed or provided by any other entity. After living out of the U.S. for a while I really appreciate all that is available so readily here. I have many choices and can make as many or as few as I want. That's what I call freedom.
2006-06-28 00:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom is the right to make mistakes. It is certainly attainable. A free choice would entail a decision made without direct influnce from another. Since freedom is a human construction, only direct human influence would be a deterrent.
2006-06-28 00:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by merixmas2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolute freedom is negated by the very idea of society. For any society to peacefully exist, it must give up some of its freedoms for the greater good. The balance of freedom and responsibility are what make a society good or bad.
So, yes. But not within the confines of societal structures.
2006-06-28 00:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by My Avatar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe freedom is attainable by erasing your identity completely. Hence you are not tied to any kind of organization (example: you are not free from your mother until the umbilical cord is cut). The movie Men in Black is a good example!
2006-06-28 00:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
true freedom is only attainable whe one does not have laws, goals, social life, etc
freedom is being able to absolutely anything
even in death freedom is not attainable
2006-06-28 01:47:23 · answer #6 · answered by animaginaryworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.. You can be set free from the bondages of sin, but every liberty or freedom has its price.. you can be free of american "politics" if you leave.. But there is no freer country on earth. You can be free from the rules your parents set on you, but you have to pay your own bills, live on your own. The free-est person i ever knew was a four year old boy.. he was totally uninhibited.. But he grew up, assumed responsibilities and became more and more bound to them. /Choose your responsibilities carefully and you wont mind not being free... I don't
2006-06-28 00:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom has a really diverse meaning ! Take the word liberation and juxtapose it, and you can see the term freedom can mean as little as free to go as opposed to have the atonement or retributive qualities of real liberation. then again as Sly Stone said you can be free in your mind, if you want to be!
2006-06-28 00:24:07 · answer #8 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First understand the nature of freedom. Freedom is the ability to do what you want. The ability to do what you want is power. You cannot have freedom without the ability to act with impunity. The more power you have, the more freedom you have.
2006-06-28 01:15:52 · answer #9 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being an LDer at heart, my first instinct at being approached with this question instinctively took me on a search for a literal definition for freedom...finding many, and weighing them against my natural feelings, I settled on this one: the capacity to exercise choice, free will....with that in mind, this is what I think...
As humans, we require the existence of social bodies around us(communities, states, countries, etc) for the sake of our individual development (look at Locke, State of Nature stuff for more info)...their presence, however, inherently leads us in our actions and opinions to coincide with the pre-established concepts of that group...therefore, by nature, we are never free from the implications of that 'belonging' and so are never completely autonomous
2006-06-28 00:43:43 · answer #10 · answered by ustinya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋