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Free Will & Determinism

Do you believe that everything that is happening in this world is determined to happen? Or it could be possibly changed if the time was rewound? If you agree more with the latter, you are likely to believe in free will; if you agree more with the former, you are likely to believe in determinism! What is free will? As the name suggests, free will refers to you having the freedom to do whatever you want . Free will is characterized by the following: Our actions are the product of our own intention and belief. Hence you held moral responsibility for all your actions If you have the same or different desire, there is a chance that you will still do other things Your choice isn’t pressured by anything. Even though your actions can be influenced by other factors, that ‘something/ other factors’ isn’t the main influence of your actions. You are the uncaused cause of your own behaviour In short, assuming that someone has free will, nothing is predetermined. We have the freedom to create our o...