Do you have the means to choose freely?

[Kilroy_x]

Re: Do you have the means to choose freely?

The better prepared we are to make good judgments the more closely we will be aligned with reality and thus we will make fewer mistakes. There is bad judgment, good judgment, and better judgment. Comprehending the knowledge, skills, and attitude learned by studying CT will provide better judgment. CT is philosophy light.

Not neccessarily. The better prepared we are to make thorough and competent evaluations the better our judgement has the potential to be in terms of reality, but we have no guarentee that the perspectives we construct by Critical thinking or philosophy have any correspondence to reality.

[Reach]

Re: Do you have the means to choose freely?

We all are given free will, it is what seperates us from animals, we have souls. Our freedom may be limited by the law, but we still can make the decision either way, our consiquences may be severe, though. We have the ability to choose, from the smallest thing like what you will have for breakfast, to the outcome of your desicions on your life. To put this as plainly as possible, you may choose, but do your best to choose wisely. We are human, so we are gifted to choose our paths, we just must do our best to think of consiquinces first before we act.

Since we ARE animals, I would think it's a longshot to assume other animals cannot choose as well. I would think all animals have conscious ability and can perceive and choose at will. However, the cognitive abilities that seperate us give us completely different perceptions of reality.