FREE WILL+DETERMINISM

Question 1

practical value(+free will)

Answer 1

we exercise free will everyday
ROBERTS adolescence who believe in FATALISM were at a significantly greater risk of developing depression
internal LOC are more optimistic

Question 2

research evidence(-free will)

Answer 2

LIBET asked to flick their wrists randomly and measured brain activity
found unconscious brain activity came around 1/2 a second before they consciously felt that they had to move

Question 3

counterpoint of research evidence(+free will)

Answer 3

just before the action comes before the concious decision awareness of the decision to act doesn’t mean that there was no decision to act.
the decision took time for reach consciousness

Question 4

the law(+free will)

Answer 4

the legal system see the offender as responsible for their actions
the main principle is that the offender exercises their free will in committing the crime