The philosophical notion that is free will has been a big debate since the time of Aristotle. He was known as the father of Philosophy who began questioning everything and wondering about the inner mechanisms of people’s minds and the world. Now, in the modern era - machines have been created that can nearly emulate free will, but it is all programming, leaving the question that remains ‘if a machine can emulate free will, who is to say that humans do not do the same thing’. Humans have placed themselves on a pedestal so-to-speak as they believe they are the only creatures on earth with a unique language and they believe that sets them apart from the primates and other animals of earth. However, due to immense levels of research, all those …show more content…
According to Granville, the notion of free will came about before humans had any idea about how the brain works, but now that there has been new discoveries and findings, those ideals should simply be put aside (Granville, 2014). Along with those new discoveries, biology goes on further explaining the physical components of the human brain, and actually breaks it down piece by piece showing that every part of the brain has a purpose and could therefore explain free will. Yet, despite all the new knowledge that has been garnished, the human race is no closer to finding the answer than people were hundreds of years ago. In fact, most compatibilists agree that free will can exist with determinism which is the belief that every action is caused by some external force on the human will (Clarke, 2010). If this is true, then that would make the brain a truly fascinating organ as this doctrine could literally prove that although the brain is the master decider of everything a person does, there is still some outside force that has a say in what choice a person will