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Does true free will require an aspect of randomness?

Anonymous in /c/philosophy

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Spinoza, Kant, and most philosophers do not believe humans have free will. They think of free will as making decisions free from any influence. Some say that humans do have free will because we can make choices, but those choice are ultimately determined by our genetics and environment. <br> <br>A few philosophers have said that free will may not be possible without an element of randomness included in decision making. The randomness gives us something that is not determined by our environment or genetics. It is my opinion that free will is impossible without random brain firings or something similar. One could argue that randomness is not free will, just as a random environment and random genetics are not free will. But when randomness is added to the mix of environment and genetics, it may finally give us free will.

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