If willing is superfluos to humans, why do we fail so many times after making resolutions? We cant be certain of a million things in life. For example, can death be averted just because we willed it off. We cnat decided and determine how things will be a few days down the road? So, whats the case for free will?
2006-10-29 03:22:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Free choice is a Joke
Nature presents us some possible choices, keeping in mind our environments, our capabilities, and our karma
We choose one of these and cry out_WHOA I have a free will
2006-10-29 03:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you're a Christian, a fine example of free will occurs in the garden of Eden. God could have created man as a perfect being incapable of making mistakes, but instead he gave men free will. Man (or in this case, woman) chose to eat the forbidden fruit and was cast out of the garden.
I don't believe that my own decisions are predetermined. Why would a greater power even care what I choose to eat for lunch today?
Going back to a religious example, let's say that the Apocalypse, as described in Revelations, actually occurs. You might argue, what was the point of human history if Armageddon was unavoidable. I would argue that it's still your free will which side of the conflict you come down on.
BTW, I'm an agnostic, but the religious examples seemed suited for this question.
2006-10-29 11:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by vita64 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Free Will is to chose your actions in life, death can be averted by free will, you chose not to drink and drive, you choose to be a non violent person, you take care of your health, resolutions fail, because there are mostly unrealistic goals and made far ahead of time,
you can keep resolutions by living them and keeping them just one day at a time.We can define the future by controlling the present.
2006-10-29 11:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by mimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is forced upon us. No one makes a choice that doesn't reflect their personality, and who ever chooses their personality? Freewill is the ability to make ANY choice and without a cause, but we all know people could not change their religion or commit murder without a cause. Programming starts from the minute you're born. People don't like determinism though because it diminishes the mysticism of our human origins.
2006-10-29 11:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have free will, but not in the sense that we have the ability to choose God. We fail after making resolutions because it is in our nature to fail. Adam failed in the Garden of Eden, and condemned the whole human race through that failure. Therefore, our own free will as far as salvation is concerned is always against God, never for him, and this allows predestination to be viable theology that is logical and scriptural.
2006-10-29 18:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by ccrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we do have free will no god is runing your life but every day you make a decition shall i go left or right if you go left you live if you go right you die but you do not no what hapens next because the rest of the planet is dowing the same thing things happen car crashes plane crashes you fall of a cliff it i all chance and random
2006-10-29 11:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God knows what choices you will make before you make them, but they are still YOUR choices, God did not make you make those choices.
Free will is freedom to decide your own fate, and you alone are the one making your decisions, and you alone are responsible for the consequences of your choices.
2006-10-29 11:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gives us the will to choice between good and evil - freewill!@
2006-10-29 11:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will is like ur right to vote...get it?
2006-10-29 11:39:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as free will.
2006-10-29 11:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋