Human beings are endowed with power to think, interpret and make decisions. Leavin apart the effects surroundings have on choices made consciously and on the results or actions associated with our will, freewill refers to choice made by an individual that gives one, some sense of control. for eg, we preferring and opting to live at some place over the other. So living and constantly observing our actions does give an impression that we do have independence, freedom to do things, not necessarily propitiable. To surmise, we can say it is something that gives someone a some sense of ‘FREENESS’ in that he/she does or that one can oneself control what one does.
Our actions after taking few decisions are not compelled upon us. actions are causal and can determine others actions, desires,desicions….etc, that may lead us to a conclusion that freewill even if it does exist, it does in some manner effect others will or decisions to say the least, even though it may be incumbent upon particular self upon that time to control his or her will, witt whatever. This idea can lead to a discussion on moral responsibilities where, we can have ideas of controlling freewill, deciding rights and wrongs and things which society is made of. For example, you make a decision to kill someone (judemental?), someone says you are held accountable to god because you decided to do so of your own volition. Well one must then ask what comprises your own volition? The fact that our mind is acting in such a particular way is not a result of our own making but of what we are subject to. If our action is determined by what we are subject to, then that leads to the question what caused such determining factors? As we travel back through the succession of causes our mind derives, we ultimately arrive at the first efficient cause (god) again. Well, we can say that we can resist these temptations to do wrong. Then one must ask again what causes us to want to resist these temptations? When we arrive at that cause, move back through the succession of causes and you still arrive at the first efficient Cause. So can we take responsiblity for our actions if they really are free or if they really are thought to be coming from oneself , we are in total control, contradictory it may seem. So the notion of freewill is going nowhere when we see that free is not free for few and free for some. When it comes to freewill in mankind, connected to living in wholes , the idea- Freewill is notfree.
Actions, causal or not, cannot be determined exactly, everyone knows that. Science seems to determine and find reason for everything. Our previous experiences give us reasons and determine our present decisions and actions, fair enough? but who can explain birth and death? definitely not controlled, so whole life lead by us seems to be an unexpected road given to us to walk on. its a perception and illusion if i can say that, that we are controlling our lives. Usually people don’t even have time to sit and think about what’s happening around us and forces controlling them. A human can do what he wants but he cannot will what he wants, does that sound like a parable?
From the days of big bang , everything is a byproduct of some reactions. Events happening now are just a part of the whole process. Passing a action or experiencing freewill cannot be ascribed to freewill, freewill is subjected will, in order to truly have “free will” you must be the cause of yourself, make a. Lets take a particular idea, Love, i wud like to mention, whatever it may be, isnt freewill, be it love between people men,women, or the love of god. I say that because we confine love in our experiences and try controlling, but in ”reality” it should be something that connects us to self not the subject of love. Because love is based on a human standard then one must ask what standard are we using? clearly, we are using our own mind to define love, as a result you are also using a human standard,confining it,quantifying it,isnt it? Ideally where, there should not be any boundaries. Something that has limitations isnt free. Everything springs up from the mind , and the very thought is also limited when we think, so how can be actions free?
