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Arguments Against Free Will

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The idea of free will has been argued about by many philosophers. Do humans really have free will or are we just going through the motions of life? What is free will? Free will is the freedom to choose. Not being determined to act in a certain way. Free will includes humans acting as their own agent's and making the choice to do something or not do it. In order for humans to make a choice morality has to be involved in free will. So that a human will have the capacity to make a choice and understand what that choice means, and what effect that choice will have, whether the choice is to do good or evil. One of the objections put forth against free will is that God is omnipotent and knows and sees all. This means that God knows the future and the past. Thus human actions are predetermined, and humans are forced to act in a certain way (Determinism). …show more content…

I disagree, though I am not saying that such a belief is inherently wrong. Many would argue that just like we have control of our limbs, thoughts, actions etc we have free will. To act freely is to act under one’s own guidance or reason. We may be influenced, be it by several outside factors such as friends or family, but this does not mean we do not have free will. And what about intuition? That gut feeling that we get sometimes, to follow our instincts that have evolved as we have over a millennium. We are at least choosing our actions, even if this does not include our desires or beliefs. Libertarians are the opposite of this, they believe that Determinism is incompatible with freewill (as it is, logically) and therefore reject Determinism. Quantum Theory can also be used to argue Libertarianism. How does this hold any relevance you ask? According to this theory, events at a subatomic level are indeterminate. Matters of pure chance just happen. This alone is not enough to disrepute Determinism, but it is worth

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