Okay, I get that a lot, so let´s talk about it a bit.
What is free will, and what it is not?
What is free will, and what it is not?
It is not “I do whatever I want to - whenever I want to do” for several reasons:
First, because not only *I* have my free will but also You do. And I am to respect that. I shall not take it from You or influence it in order to get what I want. (Although many times it seems to be the case, but that doesn’t change the fact it shouldn’t be done – but this being a rather complex topic, I prefer to talk about it later, separately.) So what I want, is maybe not what youwant, and our interests crash, so one has to give in- or up; or we both have to alter our plans, or one kills the other… Either way such a free will (if it existed) would be damaged.
First, because not only *I* have my free will but also You do. And I am to respect that. I shall not take it from You or influence it in order to get what I want. (Although many times it seems to be the case, but that doesn’t change the fact it shouldn’t be done – but this being a rather complex topic, I prefer to talk about it later, separately.) So what I want, is maybe not what youwant, and our interests crash, so one has to give in- or up; or we both have to alter our plans, or one kills the other… Either way such a free will (if it existed) would be damaged.
