Problem Of Free Will Essay

Is the problem of free will really a problem at all? Some may take comfort in knowing that all their choices are of their own free will, and others may take comfort in knowing that everything is predetermined. The avenues we could go down in which to analyze the problem of free will are endless; I’m going to touch base on just a few key points. One point of view is that physics controls outcomes in your life. Another point of view possibility is that you have complete control. Is our free will really ours or are we not free from our selves to chose? And lastly I’m going take a look into what Christianity says of free will. Free will is something that is discussed by more then just philosophers, its also debated in religions and …show more content…
If you think about it, Even if there is a some great revelation some day that we have or have not free will, will that change the way we live life, the choices that we make and the way those choices effect our lives or even the world for that matter. I think not, though free will is a topic of great debate among philosopher, theists and physicists, and really any one with the mind enough to question free will. Haven’t we already proven that there really is no absolute free will with newton’s third law, cause and effect plays a part in everything in our lives and the world, also collectively affecting everyone eventually in some way or another? Scripture says that god knows all there for making all your choices predetermined by choices made in the past. So no matter what choice you make, be it right, wrong, good or bad, God all ready knows that choice and the outcome over events. And lastly by just a clear thought process of what free will really means. That noting and no one can have any affect on our choices, while the idea of free will sound great, we are not even free from ourselves to make choices with no outside