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Old 11-16-2004, 09:17 AM   #1
Aedak
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Default Our actions: "Free Will" or "Determined?"

A philosophical question...

Do you think our actions are a result of free will (free will = a choice, given the exact same circumstances we could choose differently)?

Or, do you think our actions are determined (determinism = choices are decided by our collective experiences: heredity, environment, biology, and education)?


I also pose another separate statement followed by a question.

When we perform subconscious daily habits such as brushing our teeth or holding a spoon/fork when eating, our brain subconsciously makes a choice (or decision) to use one hand instead of the other. Then also, there is an example of using the same fork in a different hand when also using a knife. When our brain subconsciously makes these decisions time after time, are these acts of free will? Or are they determined by our heredity and environment (our upbringing and collective experiences up to this point); subconscious choices hard-wired into our brains due to billions of years of evolution instead?

Edit: List your position and reasons why please. I'll just say I consider myself a determinist and I'll explain why later.
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