Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Do human beings have free will?
Position1 of 4

Yes, people have free will

This position holds that human beings have free will. It argues that individuals determine their own actions without interference from outside forces, that our lived experience strongly feels like genuine choice, and that without free will, moral order would collapse into chaos.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. If we don't have free will, there will be chaos
    We should at least pretend to believe in free will, because without holding onto this belief there would be chaos.
  2. It feels like we have free will
    We are all born with a perception that we live our lives with free will.
  3. All humans have free will
    We each have agent causation - the ability to start a chain of events not caused by anything else.