Free Will? [Introductory] | 'What is the Nature of Reality?' introductory series part 2

Do we have free will or are our actions predetermined?
Part 2/4 of 'What is the Nature of Reality?' introductory series.
Nikolaj Pilgaard Petersen, PhD.

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[fatefulbrawl]

The main thing about Free will I got from this is mostly when it comes to all sides, main issues are where our control ends and the forces that govern control begins.

However bringing in the fact that even if you dislike something you can still will yourself to continue and that your mindset has been proven to change you very biology to a certain extent. Such as helping you live longer, be healthier, and more adaptable.

So everyone can change, it's just how much can you change yourself, not others. Directly at least.

*You may feter my leg, but Zeus himself can never get the better of my free will - Greek proverb*

[StevenPetermann]

I'm really enjoying your very clear and accessible presentations.

I maintain that the only way we can affirm any level of free will is to abandon the idea that reality is constituted by laws and perhaps chance (all non-intentional and autonomic). Free will can be possible if we posit a free and intentional constituting agent. First, the theology I employ is not tied to any religious tradition. I call this constituting agent God and it is based on a divine idealism where every event in the cosmos is free and intentional in the mind of God. This includes both the regularities and novelties that science tries to characterize. (Science is characterizing what divine mentation looks like to us) Now, this might sound like a dictatorial situation as in Calvinism but the ontology I subscribe to also includes an aspect monism where everything in this reality is an aspect of the divine mind and somewhat independent. By definition, each aspect has a finite share of the ultimate freedom of God. However, since it is finite, it is also constrained. That means that each aspect like humans, animals, and everything else has the ability to make a free, individual choice but only within the constraints each aspect finds itself in.