The Laws Of Physics Make You Choose This Question

This essay will attempt to explain whether a person chooses this question using either free will or determinism or possibly even both. It will try to demonstrate this by referring to key arguments from various philosophers and identifying both the weaknesses and strengths of the arguments used. It is no doubt that those who agree with the statement, â€Å"the laws of physics make you choose this question†, are supporters of determinism. The theory of determinism, is a philosophical concept which aims to prove that every event including every human action and decision are inevitable to bring about a determined outcome. In order for determinism to work, it must involve the following two factors: how things were at the previous moment along†¦show more content†¦This is because all of his desires, beliefs and even his character is determined and thus, Taylor concludes, determinism is â€Å"inconsistent† with â€Å"some conceptions of morals† (Richard Taylor, 1992 pg 38). This claim can be challenged as many argue that although every action is determined ,as humans, we should still be responsible for the character we posses. In addition, if everything physical is subject to the laws of physics, then there are no choices thus free will cannot exist and those that believe in free will, believe in the illusion that is choice. The idea that free will is an illusion, is popular amongst many philosophers including Sam Harris who expressed in his book the Moral Landscape :â€Å" we do not feel as free as we think we feel,our sense of our own freedom results from our not paying attention to what it is actually like to be what we are†. ( Sam Harris,The illusion of free will 2011).In some ways, it seems that Harris is suggesting that those who believe in free will are doing so in ignorance, as they have no interest in looking for what he deems to be the truth, which is determinism. An alternative view for why we may choose this question, can be found in the philosophical idea of fatalism. It is often the case that fatalism and determinism are seen as the same concept and ,in some ways, they are similar as they both agree that humans