Do you believe in free will?
955412
It is certainly balanced with determinism.  Each situation that happens we can choose how we handle it.  We did not choose the situation, we can choose the solution.
951074
that is a very good point,, i have always  thought, if i "feel/think/see"   things a certain way,,, that i was made to be this way,,,, and how can i be faulted for being made the way i am,,,, by a creator, so yes, if God works within us, to determine our will,,, then is it really free will? how would we even know?  maybe God works with us,, in helping develop our will,,,,, in that if we desire something,, we find the things we need, the resources,  but where did that desire come from in the first place,  even if its something we feel we thought up,, most likely we were influenced  by our life/our contacts in life,,, what caused us to come across those certain expeirences?  and why did we react in the way we did??
183563
If free will doesn't exist, then it would be pointless for you to ask this question.\n\nIf that's not enough of an answer, we're probably saved by the statistical nature of quantum mechanics.  But, free will is not something that physics can address at this time.  There's no data.
37067
God gave man a free will, we have the right to choose good or evil.
15168
Free will, my friend. Free will was his gift to us. A relationship with Him in Jesus is our choice, and His desire.\n\nLove is the answer. And God is love. \n\nWhenever humans are involved, we will surely mess it up. We all fall short of the glory of God. \n\nHang in there. They call the good fight of faith for a good reason.
405656
I think you are on to something!\n\nYou will no doubt have those come in and sprat about "free will".. but if god knew everything and "has a plan".. then I am voting for YOUR thought here!
591350
It's possible to believe in anything.  The question is whether you make decisions on the basis of what you believe (i.e., on mere feelings) or on what you know.\n\nAs for free will, I suspect it's an illusion.  We are driven by our hormones and our fears and our desires; we are conditioned by our education and our environment; so when we make any decision we actually have less "freedom" than we imagine.\n\nHaving said that, we are nevertheless responsible for the consequences of whatever choices we make.  It's cowardly and dishonest to blame "fate" or "god" or "the movements of the planets" for what we've done or failed to do.
194391
Nobody really knows, but people theorize that if we have free will, then there must be many parallel universes; a new universe for every choice any one has ever made. If we don't have free will, then there is just one universe and we chose the choices we would have always chosen because of our upbringing and the way our brains have been wired through our life experiences.
1029213
No even though I'm tempted to. Everyone is entitled to their free will.
914807
Yes. Flooding the world to destroy the evils of humanity would infringe on free will. There is no true free will in Christianity. It is only a term they throw around to convince themselves that their choice is based on something other than fear of an unlikely punishment.\n\nEven if Noah and his family were good people, while every other person in the world was evil, if god gave humans free will, then they had the freedom to choose evil. If you give someone a choice, you need to be prepared for the possibility that they will not choose what you wanted them to. If you give someone a choice, knowing that they will not choose the "right" answer and having a punishment in store for them in just that case, then you have set them up and are denying them free will. It is the spiritual equivalent of entrapment.
71236
Agree with you. And adding: he already knows what will happen, so where does free will fit in ?
76747
Because free will is all about choices. God know before a person chooses but HE doesnt choose for that person...its up to the person...People are finite, GOD IS INFINITE. That's what makes HIM GOD!!! And if you dont get it...be not dismayed...neither do I...but I believe and have faith in HIM who created heaven and earth.  He wants our love and He wants us to choose HIM...ptl
658403
Given the Idea that we have Free will, I would have to say that humans are inherently neutral. it is not the way we are made that gives us that distinction of good or bad. It has a lot more to do with the way we are raised, not just by our parents, but by everything that we encounter in life, on the tele, Internet, everywhere. It has been argued that in seeing a act you are more likely to accept it as acceptable and the more you see this basic scenario, the more likely you are to take part in the same act. \nWith this in mind I believe that not only are we influenced by the world, but that we are naturally neutral and can therefore easily go from one extreme to the other not only in the Span of a lifetime but as seem in recent cases in the same ten minute span.
117980
No. How can an imaginary being have free will? There is no god so you will just have to accept:\n\n1. Mortality\n2. Responsibility\n3. Science
1017587
It is my belief that God simply knows the end of each possible path in your life. He knows if you choose road A where it will lead, and if you choose road B where it will lead...but the choosing is up to you.\n\nNo one knows what God's plan is, we can only do the best we can with what we've been given.
131559
Simply that there are two things at work, here. Firt of all, Humans have Free Will, and their own free will can lead to problems, the natural consequences to their choices and their behavior. \n\nSecond thing is random chance, not a Gd who condemns and where every little thing is a result of some punishment, or, for that matter, a reward:::\n\n            ""Ecclesiastes 9:11  I returned, and saw under \n            the sun, that the race is not to the swift, \n            nor the battle to the strong, neither yet \n            bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of \n            understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; \n            BUT TIME AND CHANCE HAPPENS TO THEM ALL.""
1154500
This "free will" argument is a load of balls, really.If god lets us do what we want and make our own choices(free will) and we are all gods children, then surely he is guilty of parental neglect ! If you had kids and you let them go about doing whatever they wanted: killing, raping and destroying things, then social services would be round quick as a flash, youd be in jail and the little buggers would be in a care home!