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Free Will and Determinism

Date Submitted: 11/05/2003 14:15:20
Length: 4 pages (1007 words)
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In my paper I will present the argument that without a strong concept of ‘Free Will’ it makes no sense to say that persons are responsible for their actions. Determinism states that the freedom, which is a condition of moral responsibility, is not compatible with the truth of universal determinism (everything is caused). Universal determinism is true; we do not have the freedom which is a condition of moral responsibility. Free will does not exist. …

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…action for which a person is blamed could have been avoided, it will cause them in the future not to act that way again. In conclusion, I shall say again that all events are caused and we do not have the power to choose, therefore we do not have moral responsibility and free will does not exist. The free will theory has too many holes and unfortunately does not have enough evidence to support it.

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