Humans Have Free Will

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“Humans have free will” In this essay i will be evaluating arguments for and against the statement that “humans have free will” many people believe that we humans have free will , this is the ability humans have to choose and pursue their interests . Some people say you don’t have free will ,we may feel like we made choices, but in reality your decision to read this essay sir ,was determined long before you were aware of it ,you did not choose to read this essay ,you were put in this position to read my work as it is part of your job as a teacher and it is your responsibility , when in reality you could be enjoying a good book on your evenings but you won’t choose to do that , because you know there is consequences to it if you do not do your job , for instance you can get suspended and that is the reason you will not be free to choose what you want to do with your evening .This shows that humans don’t really have free will ,how can you have free will if society shapes you ,with its laws restricting you from many things ? If “free will” means that God gives humans the opportunity to make choices that genuinely affect their destiny, then yes, human beings do have a free will. The world’s current sinful state is directly linked to choices made by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God created mankind in His own image, and he gave them the ability to choose as we are superior beings . However, free will does not mean that humans can do anything they want .Our choices are limited as to our nature. For example, we may choose to walk across a bridge or not to walk across it, what we cannot choose is to fly over the bridge (as humans we cannot fly) our nature prevents us from flying. We don’t have free will. What we do is determined by what we want and need. What we want and need is determined by our genetics and upbringing. For instance a man steals
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