do you believe in free will. how could the consiousness exert a force on electrons in my brain to cause my brain to make a choice. i dont understand how people think this whole free will thing works. it seems so obvious that it is not possible. if i could will thing to move in my head why could i not will things to move out side of my head?
2006-07-13 09:02:53 · 13 answers · asked by ilovemathlikeaburger 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
if makeing the choice originate in my brain then there is no chance for free will as it is run by physical laws. if it originate in my consiouness which is not in the physical world then it cannot afftect the physical world.
additionaly if i dont believe that i can make decisions do you really thing i will belive in some fairy tale from a 2000 year old book. just because it is in the bible does not make it a fact that can be admited into a debate.
2006-07-13 09:15:31 · update #1
"last" your right no one is forcing me to write this question. you know you could refrase that to "no one is forcing me aginst my will" i dont believe in free will i thing things just happen. water dosent have free will does that mean someone must be forcing it to move.
2006-07-13 09:27:07 · update #2
Free will for me is making a conscience choose of what direction I'll go what behavior I'll act out. From the moment I wake up I exercise my free will, do I get up or stay in bed, if I stay in bed nothing gets done, the bills don,t get paid and soon enough I'm not waking up in a bed but under a bridge. So I have to have principles in my life that guides my will, I get up and go to work. I can also give up my free will by getting addicted to drugs, then I will do things that I don't want to do but have to, I give up free will by following blindly with out question customs, belief systems or peer pressure. To question every thing to see if it fits into your true nature is exercising your free will.
2006-07-13 09:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by pilgram92003 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your free choice comes from the heart, not the brain. The brain is but a receptacle for the senses, and the senses are constantly demanding to be satisfied. You as a person are above the demands of the senses, you're sort of watching all this go on, and you are constantly choosing to indulge your senses (that includes your intellect as well) or not. And knowledge of the repercussions of certain indulgences usually can help us to decide to indulge or not. Depends on if we are willing to pay for our indulges, one way or the other. You're inside that body, and have the ability to "move your head." But generally speaking you cannot move anything outside your body,as that's outside your jurisdiction.
2006-07-13 09:15:41 · answer #2 · answered by nara c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The need to justify a belief in anything is itself an example of one's will. Whether that will is free is dependent upon the need. If the need stems purely from the desire to find truth; then, since truth is itself liberating, one's will is free. But if that need stems from some other cause, such as trying to justify a belief to oneself; then the will is not free as the desire was not to find truth, but merely confirmation of one's opinion. If one believes consciousness can exist, since one has the ability to doubt that consciousness can exist, and as doubters must be conscious in order to have the will to doubt; one's will is then freed to doubt the existence of free will.
2006-07-13 09:32:51 · answer #3 · answered by William O'Connor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a difference between free will and telepathic or kinetic energy. Free will is to choose or not choose a behavior or specific act. Sometimes I really want to punch my husband in the face, but I choose not to because it wouldn't be an appropriate behavior
2006-07-13 09:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're complicated faith with purely making issues up. maximum individuals do no longer take heavily or comprehend "statements of religion" that don't have any foundation in any respect. in spite of the indisputable fact that, if someone's' holy e book says this stuff, or it comes from another non secular context, that makes it fall better properly lower than "faith." this isn't to assert in element of reality shown, purely that it truly is actual rooted in some thing. and that i do experience that individuals should be in a position to freely believe this stuff. in spite of the indisputable fact that, that does no longer mean i am going to't disagree with them. yet there are proper and incorrect procedures of expressing warfare of words.
2016-12-01 05:38:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U have free will, alright, and it's God-given, because He loves us and doesn't imprison us. I mean, Genesis talks about Adam and Eve having the choice 2 eat the forbidden fruit; that is free will. God Bless u :)
2006-07-13 09:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by ♠I Did My Time♠ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the type of free wil that u r talking about not every one can accomplish and it is much deeper then clearing the mind and imagining thing move in ur mind.
2006-07-13 09:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by jims_futurewife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really sure how much i believe in it now that I'm married... free will goes out the window since I have to check with my wife first...
2006-07-13 09:08:25 · answer #8 · answered by Newman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not have any particular belief in or about free will, nor do I need to justify having it or not having it. LOL
2006-07-13 09:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by Izen G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got some problems with your whole theory, try actually thinking through it.
2006-07-13 09:29:59 · answer #10 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋