Do people have free will?
I think we do have free will, but maybe I was predetermined to think that! Who knows...
Looking at it on a larger scale, a predetermined universe would be indistinguishable from a free one. However, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that it is indeed impossible to know the perfect position of any molecule at a set state or time. This is just an example of uncertainty in the world, if you want to go more in depth you can relate to the quantum dynamics of the universe and realize that some things CAN NOT be predetermined.
Now, in today's current society, I would have to say the actions one takes are quite predeterminale. We are conditioned to act a certain way, depending on many factors in society. We know, and for the most part, follow the morels and norms of our current day society, with some influence from the past. Humans actions within a society can also be considered predetermined because we micic or generally follow what we were taught through nurturing, however nature plays a large role too. Even looking at Kohlbergs Theory of Moral Development, we can see much of the human race will act out of fear of being punished and hope of receiving a reward. Much of the human race does not evolve to the post-conventional stages of moral development by the end of a lifetime.
Looking at it on a larger scale, a predetermined universe would be indistinguishable from a free one. However, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that it is indeed impossible to know the perfect position of any molecule at a set state or time. This is just an example of uncertainty in the world, if you want to go more in depth you can relate to the quantum dynamics of the universe and realize that some things CAN NOT be predetermined.
Now, in today's current society, I would have to say the actions one takes are quite predeterminale. We are conditioned to act a certain way, depending on many factors in society. We know, and for the most part, follow the morels and norms of our current day society, with some influence from the past. Humans actions within a society can also be considered predetermined because we micic or generally follow what we were taught through nurturing, however nature plays a large role too. Even looking at Kohlbergs Theory of Moral Development, we can see much of the human race will act out of fear of being punished and hope of receiving a reward. Much of the human race does not evolve to the post-conventional stages of moral development by the end of a lifetime.
check out "Hard determinism", people that fall into this label hold the idea that robots could just as easily mimic a human in every-way one day. Which is very true, so I believe that we do not have free-will, that it is just simply a false belief hard-wired into out brains..anyways diggin the blog so far man. +1
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