Assuming the laws of physics and chemistry are immutable. I didn’t say we understood all of them, just that they can’t be changed. Our brains are basically just biological machines which are governed by the laws of chemistry and physics. Highly complex machines which given it’s current state and input (stimulus) will reach a certain output. No two brains are identical, so the output will be different for each brain. So, how does free will exist when the machine is governed by immutable laws?
2007-07-25 09:53:08 · 11 answers · asked by JimF 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are correct.
There is no such thing as free will. Our minds are constrained by biology, and this is not a problem. I could not imagine an organism that is capable of complete free will.
But I would argue that the human species has more free will than other species due to self-awareness. We can understand the mechanisms that influence our choices, and act accordingly. There are a range of choices available to us. Humans are not automatons; nor are we free. But we are somewhere in the middle range.
2007-07-25 10:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love this question, you actually thought it out nicely. And I have come to the same conclusion. I think in theory if you knew everything then you could predict humans actions. Free will is almost like a leap of faith, people think they can choose something, and that it's their choice, no matter what inputs were given. Personally, I have no idea if I trully have free choice or not, although I like to think I do.
2007-07-25 10:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nick T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good point
im not sure
its one of the great philosophical conundrums
i dont think einstein believed in free will
we could just be watching a cosmic movie
and only imagine that we are participating
quantum physics may be a way out tho
at the subatomic level the laws of reality seem to be different
you might get more interesting answers
in the philosophy section
2007-07-25 09:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your premise is faulty. You said"assuming the laws......"
You know what you do when you assume anything?
And since free will does exist, we must "assume" that the laws of chemistry and physics, don't cover everything. In the spiritual realm there is "spirit" and "soul" They allow us free will.
2007-07-25 10:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps we are not aware of all the immutable laws!
2007-07-25 10:07:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Music Please:
In the Year 2525
Won't need your arms won't need your eyes
EveryThing you Think, Do and Say
Is in the Pill you took Today!
Chorus:
And it Just Don't Work that Way!!!!
FreeWill it is what it is.
Dit==================to!
2007-07-25 10:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You had the free will to ask this question just as I have the free will to answer it......Yes! It exists.
2007-07-25 09:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Gir 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we tell our selves what to do and we do it Obviously you wrote this Question so Obviously free will Existis
2007-07-25 09:57:08 · answer #8 · answered by Arc_Angel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your thinking way to hard,do you get alot of headaches? yes we have free will and it is very simple,that is how God made us and we are each unique
2007-07-25 09:57:20 · answer #9 · answered by san_ann68 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it was my destiny to answer this question
2007-07-25 09:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋