Free will : A topic I have pondered deeply over the years.
Firstly, like almost everything else in this 4 dimensiona existence, “free will” is not a Binary concept. It is NOT either/or. It is on a gradient.
ALL mammals display traits of free will to varying degrees. The more natural born instincts in a species, the less their free will, the less instincts an animal has, the more free will it can express.
No mammal has zero free will, and no mammal has 100% free will, not humans, not any mammal.
So the idea of free will being “destroyed” is a non-starter. It can perhaps be diminished, but never destroyed.
For those who believe we have 100% free will, ask yourself a couple Q’s.
Can you willingly hold your breath till you die ? No, you would pass out, and begin breathing, against your will.
If you walk around a corner and I yell “BOO”… Did you jump because you decided to, or were your actions dictated by instincts that had nothing to do with free will ???
Same if I poke u with a straight pin, did you decide to draw back, or was it automatic ?
Free will : A topic I have pondered deeply over the years.
Firstly, like almost everything else in this 4 dimensiona existence, “free will” is not a Binary concept. It is NOT either/or. It is on a gradient.
ALL mammals display traits of free will to varying degrees. The more natural born instincts in a species, the less their free will, the less instincts an animal has, the more free will it can express.
No mammal has zero free will, and no mammal has 100% free will, not humans, not any mammal.
So the idea of free will being “destroyed” is a non-starter. It can perhaps be diminished, but never destroyed.
For those who believe we have 100% free will, ask yourself a couple Q’s.
Can you willingly hold your breath till you die ? No, you would pass out, and begin breathing, against your will.
If you walk around a corner and I yell “BOO”… Did you jump because you decided to, or were your actions dictated by instincts that had nothing to do with free will ???
Same if I poke u with a straight pin, did you decide to draw back, or was it automatic ?
No one, and no thing has total free will.
At least that’s my opinion, I could be wrong.
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