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In short, if you aren't going to accept responsibility for YOUR actions, who do you think should???1. Randomness does not suggest free-will. I never said it did. Randomness and free will are relative to the topic of conversation. For example, anything that can think, or make decisions for itself abide by the laws of free will. Every human or animal makes it's decision based on it's needs(first), abilities(second), and wants(third). A tree, however, grows towards light, because that's what it's programmed to do on a cellular level. A piece of lumber, falling off the back of a truck, while you are traveling down the highway, may or may not hit your vehicle based any number of variables. A bullet, fired from a sniper's rifle, may or may not hit exactly where it is intended, based, again, on any number of variables. "Thinking species" and Atomic Particles, do not adhere to the same set of rules. Period.I'm going to have to go with free will. I know that I chose what I am going to do or not do.
As far as Physics go, well, speaking on an atomic level, you can't predict how everything will happen. So there are things that happen "randomly". A simple experiment; a tennis ball, a room with no ventilation and a release mechanism. Drop the ball 100 times, it will not go in the same direction, upon bouncing, every time. Things do just happen sometimes.
As far as humans and the way that we interact with one another, well, if we are going to say we don't have free will, how can there be any laws to punish those who do wrong? Is this going to be some kind of "scapegoat" eventually that everyone falls back on? This kind of thinking furthers my belief that mankind has become so weak, timid and frail, that they simply refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
2. Laws punish humans so that they will avoid doing it [punishment] and to prevent them from doing it [prisonment]. Yes, and some people are stupid enough to continue to break the same laws over and over. Is that because they have no power in the matter? Or is it because their moral compass is defunct and therefor they continue to CHOSE to make the same decision based upon their "needs", "ability" and "wants".
We have actually no scientific proof that FreeWill does exist. Being aware of what your decisions does not suggest freewill. :/ I would agree with you, except that the basis of "Science" is THEORY. Science is an ever-changing world of guesses and hypothesis. Every decade brings new ideas and new beliefs. There are many beliefs in Science that are sound. But mostly, it's just a guessing game. Ask any real scientist, who doesn't have a bloated head, they will tell you the same.