Darkover
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- Jul 29, 2021
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Now depending on what you mean by "free", there could be a different interpretation to it. There is one Absolute freedom, and then there is this relative freedom. and We do have some relative freedom. But no Absolute freedom.In no way, shape or form we are absolutely free. We are governed (for a lack of better word) by so many rules and laws - both from social and physical world.Our physical world has some very specific set of rules which can not be broken. The laws of physics govern this Universe of ours - where nothing can go faster than the speed of light. So there is limit to everything. You can not jump higher than a certain height. You can not escape gravity without external help. You can not go to outer space on your own without any help. This limits prohibits any absolute freedom.You do have free will - but that is also more of a illusion. Think of sex - how easily you get attracted to it. Can you escape - for real for every single time it tries to get you in its grip. So if sex can enslave you, you are not free. Do you do anything that's out of the world - if not then you are only following the things from the world around you - that's not freedom.Our social world of course has many rules and laws -so you cant be going out and about and doing anything as you wish - so your freedom is limited by those set of rules. So this freedom we enjoy is relative freedom.
freedom is always constrained, whether by physical, psychological, or social limitations. Absolute freedom — the ability to act completely uninfluenced or unrestricted by any force — is indeed practically impossible because of the fundamental laws that govern both our universe and our human nature.
Physically, we're bound by the laws of physics. Socially, we're constrained by rules and norms. And psychologically, we're influenced by instincts, desires, and environmental conditioning, which together shape much of what we perceive as our choices. Even our concept of "free will" often feels limited by external and internal forces that steer our actions in ways we might not fully control or understand.
Relative freedom, then, is the type we experience in our daily lives. Within this framework, we exercise some choice, but it's a bounded choice. This view challenges traditional notions of free will by suggesting that, although we have some degree of autonomy, our choices are almost always shaped by a variety of restrictions that prevent true freedom in the absolute sense.
freedom is always constrained, whether by physical, psychological, or social limitations. Absolute freedom — the ability to act completely uninfluenced or unrestricted by any force — is indeed practically impossible because of the fundamental laws that govern both our universe and our human nature.
Physically, we're bound by the laws of physics. Socially, we're constrained by rules and norms. And psychologically, we're influenced by instincts, desires, and environmental conditioning, which together shape much of what we perceive as our choices. Even our concept of "free will" often feels limited by external and internal forces that steer our actions in ways we might not fully control or understand.
Relative freedom, then, is the type we experience in our daily lives. Within this framework, we exercise some choice, but it's a bounded choice. This view challenges traditional notions of free will by suggesting that, although we have some degree of autonomy, our choices are almost always shaped by a variety of restrictions that prevent true freedom in the absolute sense.