Your "Free" Will is Not Free

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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

badgenome said:
Yes, the kid did make a decision. He could have decided to buy the Coke anyway. Just because, in the absence of coercion, you tend to make decisions based on your personal preferences doesn't mean you can't still choose differently. It's just that... why would you?

You can ask the very same question to the murderer mentioned in the OP. From his point of view, murdering his victim would result in a more profitable situation than not murdering him. Whether he made a miscalculation and regretted his actions afterwards does not matter, because at that very moment he too asked himself "Why would I not murder him?" and came to the conclusion that murder would be more profitable than anything else.

what about a 2 year old who  finds his dads gun and accidently shoots his father. He never had an intention of killing him for real. he thouht he was playing.

also not every decision we make is for profit. sometime we feel cmpassion for people and want to help out. LIke a bum on the street or sposoring a 3rd world child etc...