Does free will exist?

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Yes

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No

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Yes but may be limited by cultural or genetic traits.

I am sure my definition of free will would not be the same as that of an Iranian woman from a small village. We all have the abi... [show more]

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That depends -

If God knows everything we're going to do before we do it - I don't think so, but if He only knows everything that it is possible ... [show more]

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It is irrelevant.

Whether the answer is yes or no, with respect to how we perceive and live the answer will always seem like "yes". It would appear... [show more]

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You decide

Not if you go by what the grupies tell you in this poll! (NOT that I don't deeply respect the grupies and their opinions)

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We are free willed in a deterministic world

The world is deterministic meaning that every event including humans' is causally determined by the past. If you hit pool ball th... [show more]

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D 2 years ago

What use would this question be if it did not exsist?

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Sam 2 years ago

None. I left a snarky comment under "no" - I'm pretty shocked that anyone believes that.

If there's no free will, then it's NEVER your fault. That doesn't sound so bad, eh?

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uewebawo 2 years ago

I think the universe is actually a little more interesting if you think there is no free will. Not even your god of choice has free will. Frankly a little creepy.

Of course, as a hardcore antitheist I can't really rationalize any denial of free will unless from a purely biological standpoint, so vote on!

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phlydwg 10 months ago

http://grupthink.com/answer/101617

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This topic was started by Thinker Thinker has 8,556 Grupie Points on April 9th, 2006. 125 grupies have voted on one or more of the 10 answers.

Tags: faith, free will, will

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