| No one can use free will to become perfectly "sinless" relative to the standards set froth by Bible based religions. They claim they cannot even pray prefection of that type into exsistence. To claim perfect rightiousness would be "telling a fib" according to that dogma. So if you are a Christian then free will would be taboo. No choice can be made to be perfect in all respects, because they say "we are only human". So if you are "only human" then the concept of free will goes out the window. Which leaves only the reality of being "somewhat bad" (sometimes).
The point is that free will has to do with what standards you set forth as our factual limitaitons as beings. You do not have the free will to fly off the ground like a bird because you got no wings. You do not have free will to stay underwater for long because you got no gills. However with technology we can extend our sense of realistic potential. We can use an airplane or sub at free will. But without such technology we are back to the basic limitations as so noted.
Needless to say we have limited free will. You wake up and make a choice what shirt to put on from a selection of choices in your wardrobe. I doubt if God or destiny has predetermined that choice for you. But without complete and total knowledge about the nature of destiny and/or God you do not have the free will to know if such is true or not.
If you select to get drunk your choice making might be different then if you remained sober, so here we can see that free will can be influenced by other factors. Which would be a scientific clue, I would think. And if free will is influenced by other factors then it is not so free, now is it.
At any rate, as I have clearly outlined for you, you got the free will not to be confused about free will. Right?
I need some time off to meditate. OM..... |