Is your free will truly free?

Answer 1

No, not most of us. The media, the government, our friends, family, and religion control our opinions and thoughts about what is right and wrong. We pick things up from these people everywhere molding us to be who they want us to be or think we should be creating a "comfort zone". If that makes any sense. The only people close to having free will are the hippies and psychos who do basically what ever they want.

Answer 2

Yes, Free will is available to all.

However, God has already written in the lambs book of life before anyone was ever born who would share the heavenly kingdom.

Even the word predestined is mentioned in the bible, many people inaccurately use the latter word to mean God has chosen who will enter the heavenly kingdom.
Here is where the term predestined is improperly defined.

Consider this:

When we attend a grand parade we stand on the corner and watch the parade slowly pass, moment by moment we see the beginning of the parade, the middle of the parade and finally the end of the parade; a good amount of time expires.

However, God is up above the parade looking down, the Almighty can see the entire parade from the very beginning to the end all in one view.
The latter is exactly how God views our life on Earth.
Therefore, God can see the choices we make from the very beginning to the very end.

Answer 3

What does 'truly free' mean? Do you mean that it is nondeterministic (aka random)?

My will is no more nor any less free than anything else going on in the universe, since I am part of the universe. I make no claims as to whether the universe is deterministic from all possible vantage points.

Answer 4

There must be certain criteria met in order to have free will, the first one is to have the same race in one country and have no immigrants. This is because if you put a cross on your house then say a muslim who gets 'offended' won't just let it go, no he will get into power and make a law that forbids it in our own god damn country. So that's criteria 1, then you need a lot of people that think the same way as you to avoid conflict which of course never happens. No, if you want free will then you must enforce it upon people and not give a damn what they think, your way is right and they are wrong, if you live like this then you can be happy that your living with free will.

Answer 5

Yes, but Free Will and Freedom are two related but different things. Freedom should be free , but in human history it mostly is not so, Free Domain, the meaning of Freedom has to be attained , and maintained or it will be lost. Everyone has free will ,but everyone does not have freedom.

Answer 6

Yes it is. You are free to do as you wish given the situation and your ability. You still have to deal with the consequences of those choices, though, and not every choice will result in a good or bad conclusion, but sometimes a bad or worse one.

Answer 7

I have remembered this excerpt from a speech of a late Filipino senator, "Hindi pwede ang pwede na." (It can't be though it can be).

I can't be sure, if I am free now, and forever I will be free. Nobody knows what lies ahead, there are changes.

Imagine this: A bird that free from a cage, is still in danger.

Answer 8

There is always a reaction to your free will. A good choice reaps a good benefit, while a bad choice reaps a payment.

A good choice gets paid, while a bad choice has to pay. I guess in this sense free will is not free. Hmmm.....interesting question.

Answer 9

I do what I want, but usually end up paying for it later.

I do believe free will is truly free.

Answer 10

Yes. Absolutely.