Debate Notes

StanfordDefinitionofFreeWill(source1) Stanforddefinesfreewillas:aphilosophicaltermofartforaparticularsortof capacityofrationalagentstochooseacourseofactionfromamongvarious alternatives. Determinismisdefinedas:the belief that all events are caused by things that
happened before them and that people have no real ability to make choices or control what happens source 2

Theideaofdeterminismisthatwhatonepersondoesiscausedbysomethingelse Thisideacanbeusedtoarguethatwe,inaway,donotcontrolouractions andare,therefore,justifiedtodobad. Thisideaputsblameonsomethingotherthanus[people]. ______________________________________________________________________________ FreeWill ArgumentsforFreeWill: Letsbeginbysayingwhatfreewillis,andwhatitisnt.Freewillis notthesameasfreedomofaction.Freedomofactionrefersto thingsthatpreventawilledactionfrombeingrealized.Forexample, beinginprisonmeansyouarenotfreetopaintthetownred.Being inastraightjacketmeansyouarenotfreetowavehello.Being paralyzedmeansnotbeingabletomoveyourlimbs.Thesearenot issuesoffreewill.Freewillmeansbeingfreetotrytoescape(or not),totrytowave(ornot),totrytomoveyourlimbs(ornot).source 3 Freewillcanbesupportedbythebible:Godgivesusfreewill.People arefreetomaketheirownchoices.Evidenceofthiscanbefoundin thebooksofExodusthroughDeuteronomy. AdamandevechosenottoobeyGodsorders.Theiractionswent againstwhatGodhadplanned. BibleVersesAboutFreeWillsource4 1. Revelation3:20:Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my
voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 2. John 8:24: I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins. 3. Proverbs 16:9: The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.

 Godmakespeopleaplan,butpeopledonothavetofollowitif chooseso,becausewehavefreewill.

QuestionsforCollectivismandIndividualism Collectivism 1.Howiscollectivismanadvantagetoasociety?Wouldn'titmakeitmore complicated?

2.Howistheideaofcollectivismnotseenbyyouassomethingthatcouldimplode onitself?Atsomepointsomepersonwillbecomeselfawareandcauseothersto dothesame,no?

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