Since immemorial times human beings have been intrigued with the possibilities that the future entrails. We are well aware of the materialness of the past, since it is well engraved in our memories, and on the truthfulness of the present, since it is were we stand. However, more than once different humans throughout history have asked themselves whether our future is an open map for us to decide, whether this future is the logical conclusion of our past that leads us to a single, logical choice, or whether there is a higher flow that decides our fate.
The dictionary defines free will as
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free will
n
1. (Philosophy)
a. the apparent human ability to make choices that are not externally determined
b. the doctrine that such human freedom of choice is not illusory Compare determinism
c. (as modifier) a free-will decision
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The purpose of this thread is for us to reach a consensus of whether free will is something real and attainable for the human being, or whether its just an artificial, philosophical construct with no real basis. Remember to keep this thread civil.This topic has been discussed in the past with bad results, so remember to be courteous and never to do something that you wouldn't do in real life.
I will post my opinion on the matter later during the course of the discussion.