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Free will, no free will, hybrid will?

TiredThinker February 20, 2022 at 17:56 1675 views 2 comments
Is there any way that a person can largely have free will, but maybe in certain circumstances there is a force unknown to them that corrals them to particular decisions?

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Gnomon February 20, 2022 at 18:56 #657029
Quoting TiredThinker
Is there any way that a person can largely have free will, but maybe in certain circumstances there is a force unknown to them that corrals them to particular decisions?

In theory, perhaps. But in practice, it seems to be the other way around. We are indeed "corralled" by forces beyond our ken, yet we are free to run around inside the fence. And occasionally, we might jump the fence to run free as the wind. :grin:

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Down The Rabbit Hole February 20, 2022 at 21:32 #657071
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Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills.