2006-12-22 04:52:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No.
If nothing else, our current choices are limited by the results of past choices. I cannot "will" myself into Seattle if I boarded a plane for London by error.
The best "free will" that one can hope for is a choice in how to play the hand that is dealt you.
2006-12-22 05:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use to but I don't feel as though we have it anymore. I really don't want our country turning into a copy of a communist country where you can't sh!t unless somebody is there to smell it! Right now the only thing in this world so far that no one is paying for is the air we breathe and in a little while I feel that the higher ups are going to start charging us for that! Personally if they don't clean this polluted sh!t up, I'd take death because I'm damn sure not going to go to work everyday and have an invoice come in the mail stating that I owe such amount of dollars for polluted air! Damn that! I'll take the coffin! LOL!
2006-12-22 13:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. you can either pay your taxes or go to prison. Its free will, its just adulterated free will. The only thing that absolutely takes away free will is addiction. And even then you have the choice to treat the addiction. But if you choose not to treat the addiction then you won't have the free will to not partake of it.
2006-12-22 13:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by Meatball ;) 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes we have it ; but very few use it .However the exercise of the freewill has to be subject to the social requirements and restraints as we are part of the society and should conform to its orderly conduct .So many are not able to exercise it in a balanced manner as it needs some tact that is somewhat difficult for many to employ. It is also really necessary That our free will is properly exercised without violating the norms of decency and orderliness of the society that we belong to . after all man is a gregarious being and he needs his neighbours and others and would go mad if left or forces to live in solitude We Dress up ourselves and cover our selves for the sake of others and not for ourselves .so free will shall have proper reins to be not improper in its exercises ..
2006-12-22 14:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by Infinity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a silly question. Of course we have free will. No one can make us do what we don't want to do.
2006-12-22 13:03:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we do. Every choice we make, we are exercising our "free will". Even practicing religion. The Lord could force us to serve Him, but why? We should want to serve Him not because he forces us to but because we want to.
2006-12-22 13:13:54 · answer #6 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure do, you are free to do whatever you want, and you are free to pay the consequences (whether good or bad) as well.
2006-12-22 12:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have a free will.
2006-12-22 13:54:48 · answer #8 · answered by prince47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but we constantly allow our free will to be dominated by others.
2006-12-22 12:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes we do, but all the constraints like religion, society, culture, governments, police etc. do not allow you to act out all your willingnesses !
2006-12-22 13:17:53 · answer #10 · answered by billybob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋