https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4 Period 1 Question 5: Free Will en-us 2016-08-24 15:37:07 UTC 2026-03-01 18:49:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119633670 2016-08-24 16:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119633670 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119710234 According to Harris, people are drawn to the belief that humans possess free will due to the fact that if there was no free will, then "sinners and criminals would be nothing moe than poorly calibrated clockwork, and any conception of justice that emphasized punshing them would appear utterly incongruous." (Harris 1) People are drawn to the idea of free will because it is more appealing and amkes more sense to the common person.]]> 2016-08-24 22:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119710234 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119714928 People are drawn to the idea that humans have free will because free will ties into "nearly everything we care about" (Harris 1). Since free will is integrated into everything, if it was proved to be non-existent our laws and moral codes would become trivial.]]> 2016-08-24 23:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119714928 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119719245 People want to believe that the choices they make are their own doing. If one was told that all his life decisions up to that point have been made by something/someone else, he would think that his life is a lie. Free will is part of everything in our everyday lives.]]> 2016-08-24 23:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119719245 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119719505 People enjoy the idea of free will and refuse to let go of it because the concept of not being in total control of all our thoughts, decisions, choices, and actions seems ludicrous. If free will were to be exposed as nothing more than an illusion, our morals and rules would become irrelevant and we would have to throw them all out the window.]]> 2016-08-24 23:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119719505 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119720127 NAccording to Harris, the reason for why people are so drawn to the belief that humans possess free will is because it is appealing. "And those of us who work hard and follow the rules would not 'deserve ' our success in any deep sense " (Harris 1). Free will is in everything that we care about, which is why we are so awed by free will.]]> 2016-08-25 00:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119720127 1000002409 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119721274 Harris believes people are drawn to the belief of that we as humans possess free will due to the fact that it makes us feel free to do as we want and not what others tell us to do and "touches nearly everything we care about" (Harris 1). Without it, irrelevance would consume our rules and morals.]]> 2016-08-25 00:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119721274 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119722287 Free will has been seen as something that we all should acquire but the fact that there is no proof makes it very controversial. People are drawn to the belief that humans posses free will because with out free will, we wouldn't feel free by doing what we want thinking that we were already supposed to do that. It would reflect upon our morals and laws and make theme irrelevant. ]]> 2016-08-25 00:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119722287 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725258 Harris describes the idea that people are so drawn to free will because it gives them the responsibility to choose their own actions. If free will was an illusion, then society as we know it would go into complete failure. Harris believes that a decision made by a human isn't made by their conscious self, making the human out of control for their own choice. If humans believed that they have no say in any decision they make, then mankind will be lost in the madness of trying to maintain that control. ]]> 2016-08-25 00:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725258 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725904 According to Harris, people want to believe they have free will, otherwise we would all think there is no reason to live. People would think this because any choice they make is not actually their choice, and them being conscious of that would be detrimental and cause a "cultural war."]]> 2016-08-25 01:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725904 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725970 According to Harris, people are so drawn to the belief that humans have free will because free will is in most of what we believe in. If free will is just an illusion like Harris says our morality, religion, our feelings, and personal accomplishment would be ripped away from us. People don't want to believe that free will doesn't exist because we like to think that the accomplishments we make in life are of our doing, not something that's making our choices for us. ]]> 2016-08-25 01:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119725970 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119727152 According to Harris, most people want to believe in that we humans possess free will otherwise we would feel like we have no control over our actions. Humans would feel as if there is no responsibility in their own actions leading them to have no hope. If the debate between free will and predetermined thoughts are blown into bigger proportions with both sides filled with conviction, it would cause a "cultural war."]]> 2016-08-25 01:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119727152 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119730393 Harris states that "Most of what is distinctly human about our lives seems to depend upon our viewing one another as autonomous persons, capable of free will" (pg.1). If free will was proven to be an illusion our society would change dramatically. That is why humans believe that free will is not an illusion. if free will was an illusion religions would be destroyed, courts of law would change, and so much more things that will make our society a madhouse. ]]> 2016-08-25 01:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119730393 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119732137 People are drawn to the belief that humans possess free will because that is what they have known all of their lives. People want to believe that we have free will because with out it our society would be in complete chaos, or so called "culture war". and humans would feel vulnerable not being in control. ]]> 2016-08-25 02:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119732137 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119733699 Harris states the the subject of free will "touches everything we care about" and we humans want to be in control. So the criminal acted on his own free will and therefore we execute them and lock them in prison. It gives a sense of security and power. 

]]> 2016-08-25 02:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119733699 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119735256 Harris believes people are drawn to the idea of free will, because the idea of being controlled is very controversial. Many religious people find free will as a choice and personal decision, but others see free will as an illusion, leaving only inevitable actions. Because this topic is contains many various opinions, researching and learning more is taken up by those who are curious to  learn of their free will.

]]> 2016-08-25 02:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119735256 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119736298 Harris believes that people are drawn to the concept of free will and the power to choose because it is very natural to feel that one's own actions are among the few things they have actual control over. Free will has been entrenched in religion, law and culture for so long that to challenge free will is to challenge everything humanity has accomplished throughout history.]]> 2016-08-25 02:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119736298 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119739825 Harris believes the reasons people are so drawn to the belief that humans have free will is because of how people are held responsible for their actions. He speaks, for instance, about a man who committed various atrocities towards a family. Most people would say that that man deserved the punishment that he had earned, but Harris wonders if that is truly fair, given that the man grew up having horrible things happen towards himself. People are drawn to free will because they feel that people should be held accountable for their actions because they consciously chose to act how they did, even if they came from abhorrent backgrounds. They don't take into account how these experiences could have affected the individual and caused them to do what they have done.]]> 2016-08-25 03:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119739825 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119740067 Harris states that people are drawn to the idea of free will due to the fact that the concept of being controlled is a very controversial topic. It seems that the discussion over free will is divided between the ideal of creation and evolution. Religious people believe that our society possesses the ability of free choice which differs from people such as Harris who states that free will is an illusion. If free will is proven an illusion it would change our ideals on religion, law, ect. ]]> 2016-08-25 03:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119740067 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119741166 According to Harris people are drawn to the belief that humans have free will because it is the only thing we have. With out a subconscious belief of order we would not have any, therefor potentially have a culture war.]]> 2016-08-25 03:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119741166 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119741441 People are drawn to the idea of free will because our entire society is built upon it, and without the belief of order and control, society would collapse; it's values and principles would be invalid. Free will "touches everything we care about", and the parts of our lives which are "distinctly human" are relient on our belief that we have the ability to control our actions, and our lives.]]> 2016-08-25 03:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119741441 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119747495 Harris argues that people are drawn to the belief that humans possess free will because otherwise, it would be illogical to hold people accountable for their actions, since they are truly out of their control. This would completely challenge the thought process held by almost all of society. Harris even believes that it would start a "culture war".]]> 2016-08-25 05:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119747495 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119750612 Harris believes that the reason why people are engrossed by the concept of possessing freewill is because we, as humans, have always concluded that we the most unrestricted beings in the universe. The ability to possess freewill has given all humans a sense of utmost pride; we have full authority over ourselves because there is no forces dictating who we are. By questioning the reality of freewill, humans begin to doubt all the aspects of life. If there truly is no such thing as freewill, then all concepts of morality, religion, politics, etc. are merely futile attempts of trying to rationalize the system in which we abide by. ]]> 2016-08-25 06:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119750612 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119756626 Harris says that people want to believe they possess free will because the idea of not being in control is so controversial and illogical to them. They believe that the thoughts of their own were exactly that- their own ideas and original thoughts. Not something that is controlled by something other than themselves.]]> 2016-08-25 07:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119756626 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119761504 According to Sam Harris, we are drawn to the belief that we have free will  because it is the primary thing that makes humans  individual, and differ from each other in so many aspects; the way they think, dress or carry out actions in life. The belief of free will provides reason and a sense of understanding to the large and complex world. He also feels that people prefer to believe the idea of free will because without it, we wouldn't have control and order in our society, and things would turn corrupt without certain class systsms. 

]]> 2016-08-25 07:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119761504 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119761736 Harris says humans believe they have free will because without it our society would be built on nothing. He believes that "most of what is distinctly human about our lives seems to depend upon on our viewing of one another as autonomous persons, capable of free choice" (Harris 1). Without free will, our morals and laws would be irrelevant based off the idea that people can't control their actions. Harris also says that believing in free will gives people a sense of control over their lives. If the concept of free choice suddenly became absent there would be social upheaval and a cultural war.]]> 2016-08-25 07:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119761736 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119810872 According to Harris, the reason we have free will is because it's something that makes us different from each other. Free will makes us feel like our own person, like we can control our own destiny. Without that, we just feel like puppets and everything is predetermined]]> 2016-08-25 13:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119810872 https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119820027 Harris refers to free will as an ]]> 2016-08-25 14:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/charrington4/1057rz1c7kf4/wish/119820027