| Jereel Hunter said: The underlying argument is flawed. You think because outside factors influence your decision, that you don't have free will. If the exact same factor forces you into making the same decision 100% of the time without variation, maybe that argument can be made. But YOUR mood can effect the decision you make. How you feel at this moment. A murderer acts according to personal preference - but most people in a similar circumstance would make a better choice. Look at people who grow up in similar circumstances - do they all turn out very similarly? Not always. Some inner city kids work hard in school despite circumstances and make something of themselves... some get into trouble and become dealers. Every decision they make along the way shapes who they are. And yes, maybe a lot of life is easy to predetermine based on outside influences pushing things in certain directions, but your personal preference is your free will. Whether you choose to act on it, or in the best interests of all parties is always your choice. |
You don't choose what mood to have. You don't choose to prefer to act according to your will, or in the best interest of all parties.
The free will is directly dependent on things you can't control.
