Okay people so for the sake of an assignment. In the readings that from my text book, John Calvin basically says that people who wish to be religious have to believe that their lives are predestined by God. For those that are not religious and use free will are condemned to hell.
and in the readings of John Locke, he basically says that humans have free will. whats in our heads didn't come from anywhere else but his senses and his mind.
What do you guys think, Do you agree with locke, or calvin, and why, and just what do you believe about free will.!
2007-11-14 06:08:00 · 10 answers · asked by jennie_12546 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
please try and somehow relate what your saying to the readings (calvin and locke)
2007-11-14 06:19:43 · update #1
in regards to calvinism, john calvin postion assumes that there is a link between God's foreknowledge and a my actions. I believe no such link exists. if i didn't have free will, i could accuse God of forcing me to do his will. since the understanding of God is that God is all-wise, it doesn't make sense that an entity with this type of reason would allow for this type of accusation.
in regards to locke, if what's in my mind came from my senses and perception, it seems to me that i need to make sure I'm not dreaming. moreover, our senses deceive us. since this is true, then how can I know with certaininty that what's in my mind is accurate and trustworthy.
I asked a similar question myself concerning free will. i believe I have free will. if free will didn't exist, then how can i be blamed or rewarded for any action. since reward and punishment are by-products of actions, then I must have free will.
2007-11-14 07:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,i believe so.
And,...... trusting that u know what ur talking about-i mean
this quoting john locke,i would say this.
IF you are correct in your reading of Locke;then i think we Should say that a certain type of western christianity "believe
that their lives are predestined by god".That the others who
do not believe this AND use freewill "will be condemned-
to-death"is nothing short of a threat.Whether by you and or Locke,or by Calvin as well.You may think that the religion of Protestantism might have some important message here.
But i can assure you that criticism(and criticism of
any or all religions)that NO religion can escape proper and
rightous critical argument-thus NO religion can be perfect-
i cite the all-pervasive-and-ALL-religious criticism of the
"parable" of the possibly christian man who in the time of jesus, "walked on the other side".
We in our so-called modern times know well of these words
that i know are from and taught in the christian tradition.
i have no doubt whatsoever that they apply to all the other
religions too.
For me,i am convinced.
That Protest-tantism was close to the point;the point being
that as our better and elders are as useless as we are;
therefore we should be extra careful in our criticism;
and that we too are allways liable to-walk-on-the-other
side(!)
But dont worry too much about this- you are as much human
as the next person;and where you are not,you can learn some more.
2007-11-14 07:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by peter m 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Locke that humans have free will. I think that you can still be religious and believe that we have free will. For instance, some believe that while God created us, he also gave us free will. In fact, there would be no reason for the Ten Commandments if we do not have free will, because the existence of commandments imply that we can choose to follow these or not. I definitely believe we have free will.
2007-11-14 06:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by Christine H 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question. first off it is a personal decision each has to make for themselves. Basically I believe you have to find what works, if it is believing in a predestination or free will. I think that you could have a combination of the two.
2007-11-14 06:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by bhackle2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist and I don't believe in free will.
We are made of our experiences and how we perceive them. Both are out of our control. Decisions we make aren't free either because we each have a way of rationalizing because of our genetic makeup.
Sure at any minute I can do what I want. But I cannot choose what I want most in the end.
-Schopenhauer
2007-11-14 07:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by Clint 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely believe this. If human beings didn't possess free will and the Universe were pre-planned there would be no reason for the Univere to even exist.
2007-11-14 06:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt we have free will. What we choose to do with it is something else - good or bad.
2007-11-14 06:17:29 · answer #7 · answered by infidel-louie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a determinist, but not by choice.
2007-11-14 06:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by Sowcratees 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES WE ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE. WHETHER WE HAVE THE NERVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE IS ANOTHER QUESTION.
2007-11-14 07:11:19 · answer #9 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes we do.
2007-11-14 06:15:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋