Free Will

It is commonly perceived that addiction and mental illness involves impairment of free will, which has been depicted as a controversial topic among philosophers. Free will can be a dangerous idea in regards to the notion that free will could compel one to feel at fault for their mental illness or addiction. Free will can…

There are two views on free will. There is the humanist view, which is that man has a completely free choice to do something with no prior inclination to do so. There is no prior dispensation. The second view is that we do. Because as humans we do have a prior inclination and its towards…

Determinism is easy to understand, which is the result of everything happened is determined by its antecedent states. Since everything in the world can be explained by physical laws, there must be strict causality between everything. If human consciousness is made up of matter, it is controlled by the law of nature. How the world…

In order to move forward with our lives, we constantly need to make decisions. It can be simple like which ice cream you should eat after dinner, or it can be difficult like which career path you want to take. We have so many options that we can somehow choose how we want our lives…

Prayer is the last resort that gives someone a false sense of hope in a situation that is out of their control; or, prayer is the first resort for those who are too lazy to fix a problem. Prayer is neither helpful nor harmless. Though people may pray for those in tragedy, prayer is useless…