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Do you believe in free will?
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:23 am
Are we able to operate and make choices outside of the constraints of nature or are we just bound to a singular path of chemical reactions that we refer to as life?
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Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:28 am to sorantable
God is sovereign. Man is responsible.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:41 am to sorantable
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Are we able to operate and make choices outside of the constraints of nature
What the hell are constraints of nature?
If you mean can we make choices beyond our evolutionary programming and instincts, absolutely.
If you mean can we make choices outside the laws of physics, no.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:51 am to sorantable
Yes. Humans may have genetic pre-dispositions / weaknesses that can either be overcome or surrendered to, but the decisions we make rest squarely on us.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:52 am to sorantable
I have free will and total control. If there is a god, I view it more as a diety.
Pussy is the only deterrent to my free will.
Pussy is the only deterrent to my free will.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 9:52 am to sorantable
I'm predestined to be an Arminian. It is what it is.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:01 am to sorantable
Calvinist here, brah.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:37 am to sorantable
Did someone force you to post this?
Boom
Boom
Posted on 5/17/14 at 10:43 am to sorantable
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Do you believe in free will?
Yes, life is about choices. Clearly who we are is a product of genetics and environment but even someone with average intelligence raised in a poor environment can overcome circumstances by making optimal choices.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 11:05 am to sorantable
For there to be a predetermined fate for us there has to be a God or Creator controlling it. If there is no God then we have free will. We can also have free will with a God, as Christian teachings give you the knowledge to make your own decisions regarding Faith and your moral actions. If you predetermined by God to be a murderer then it'd kind of dumb for him to punish you in eternal hell for what he decided you would do.
So either we have free will, God or no God, or both the religious and atheists are way off base.
So either we have free will, God or no God, or both the religious and atheists are way off base.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 11:13 am to sorantable
I don't believe in free will. We have the illusion of choice, but it's all completely determined by our brain chemistry, our biology, and external stimuli.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 11:24 am to sorantable
I'm somewhere between free will, but having a hard time looking back at some things in life as just coincidence in bringing me to certain points/people.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 12:07 pm to sorantable
It depends on how one defines free will.
If you mean the absolute freedom to make any possible choice in any given situation, free from outside influence, then no. In practice though yes, we do have the freedom to choose our actions but we are not as "free" as I think some imply when they say that.
If you mean the absolute freedom to make any possible choice in any given situation, free from outside influence, then no. In practice though yes, we do have the freedom to choose our actions but we are not as "free" as I think some imply when they say that.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 12:37 pm to sorantable
I think we have free will but with a stacked deck. For some reason children have to be taught to be good. They don't have to be taught bad, they do that all on their own. Self centered-ness is as natural as breathing air while self-sacrifice is a life long struggle.
jmo
jmo
Posted on 5/17/14 at 12:48 pm to sorantable
I honestly have no idea. I think about it a lot. Free will vs Gods plan, that is. You can't have both.
Honestly I'm not even sure where the Christian faith stands on this. I hear people all the time talk about both.
Honestly I'm not even sure where the Christian faith stands on this. I hear people all the time talk about both.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 2:01 pm to sorantable
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Do you believe in free will?
No not really, everything is according to God's plan. He has selected some of us - the elect - to go to heaven and the rest to burn in hell. It is our actions that reveal whether we are destined to be part of that elect and certain actions show that a person is not. For example, consuming alcohol/tobacco, intercourse not for procreation, reading anything other than the Bible...all of these actions indicate whether a person is in the elect or not.
TL/DR: No free will. God did it. All yall gon burn.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 2:43 pm to sorantable
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Are we able to operate and make choices
Of course. We choose whatever actions we take in life, although God already knows what choices we will make. There was a pretty big thread on this on the OT not too long ago.
Posted on 5/17/14 at 7:41 pm to sorantable
Well I do not believe in a God so I believe all will is free
Posted on 5/17/14 at 8:23 pm to sorantable
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Do you believe in free will?
Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel
My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel
Touching you, touching me
touching you, god you're touching me
I believe in a thing called love
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart
There's a chance we could make it now
We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down
I believe in a thing called love
Ooh!
Posted on 5/18/14 at 12:21 am to sorantable
God gave me the ability to make my own choices. I deal with the consequences. He also gave me a book with a heck of a lot of instructions on life and the ability to pray for tech support.
Im good with that deal.
Im good with that deal.
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