With sociological conditioning, reward and punishment, nurture and nature, how little free will does that leave us? and how do you find more?
2006-09-09 12:46:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
There's always the free will to choose between right and wrong, the good from the bad. Since time immemorial , society and religion have followed the mandates of reward and punishment. And it's up to that individual to use his free will to choose which one, he follows.
2006-09-09 18:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're born with free will. I think how much you keep depends on a lot of things. Conditioning plays an all important role. In some societies, I would doubt that individuals even realize that their free will has been taken. They never knew they had it. I think that in the "free world", North America for instance, most people realize free will. We make our own choices everyday, in everything we do. Most of us make choices that are "socially correct" but if you speak out or turn heads or whatever, you know you can. That's why we dye our hair green and pierce our nipples, to express our free will. Some choices are more dangerous: drugs, breaking the law, spitting in some big guys face. But we know we have the free will to make those choices, so be grateful.
2006-09-09 21:29:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe the problem is a lack of free will so much as it is a lack of desire to use it, sociological conditioning doesn't remove free will just interferes with ones drive to exercise it (sometimes for good reason), there's plenty of prisons full of people who exercised their free will with out thinking. Another way to look at it; most people exercise their free will by making the choice (conscious or unconscious) to conform. For some its easier to do what they're told and what they know rather than to think about things and come to their own conclusions.
2006-09-09 20:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by nikomat77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is lack of freewill a punishable offense? Is the human ego to function positively regardless of what others experience in their lives? Are others irrelevant? We have as much freedom to will in any circumstance, even having none. I am not sure what your complaint is. Are you saying we should fund public education more? I agree. Are you saying you are being extorted for your labour value. Yes, the threat of neglect is perpetual. Are you saying the love of people is conditional? Yes, but some have different conditions. Is the expression for love the same for all? No, not if you are violent.
2006-09-09 22:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try living the next week pretending that there is no such thing as free will. I think you are confused by causes of behavior, and to find more free will you only need to make more choices.
2006-09-09 20:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We make our decision based on all our little neurons in our brain. Whatever message they send out, we do. Those little electronic messages are guided by previous little "shocks," which come from our past experiences. Past experiences are basically reward + punisment, etc.
2006-09-09 19:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Amy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understandings are perceived we live in an explosion of perceptual fragments, these connective fragments give us flight, freewill is any path we choose through our own perceptions
2006-09-09 20:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by voncaros 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not anymore, what with the war in iraq and all. will has hit about 36 cents an ounce!
2006-09-09 19:56:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have the will to brak the law and pay the consiquences
or live in russia
2006-09-09 19:49:27 · answer #9 · answered by native,pride 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything is fated
2006-09-09 20:31:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋