Why did we get free will?

[Betrayer0fHope]

The question is fairly simple, maybe I am missing something incredibly obvious, and I probably am, but, why did God give us free will?


EDIT: Shoot sorry guys, I don't believe in God at all, this was directed at theists who believe that free will was "given" to us. My bad.

 

[OilIsMastery]

why did God give us free will?

So we could bomb I-Raq...

 

[cosmictraveler]

We have always had free will. Before there was a God there were humans here on earth walking around , living and doing whatever they needed in order to survive. That has been known for many years now. So free will is what we are born with , only religions want to make you think that a God somehow gave it to you.

 

[draqon]

to test us on what choices we make using this free will

 

[Myles]

There is no god and free will is an illusion.

 

[draqon]

There is no god and free will is an illusion.

if that is true than your statement is most likely false as it is not your choice

 

[Myles]

if that is true than your statement is most likely false as it is not your choice

It's not necessarily false but I had no choice to say what I did. I have a 50% chance of being right.

 

[draqon]

It's not necessarily false but I had no choice to say what I did. I have a 50% chance of being right.

but than your statement is false and you do have free will.

 

[Myles]

but than your statement is false and you do have free will.

Correctio , I may have free will

 

[Norsefire]

You are asking why we got something we don't have. We don't have free will, whether or not there is a God is irrelevant. It's in our biology, our brain has a certain method of operation, so we do not have free will.

 

[draqon]

Correctio , I may have free will

than you are doubting your own statement and your doubt means you do not fully believe in it and therefore there is most likely more probability of you having a free will.

 

[Oli]

Don't be silly: he has no choice about the doubt....

 

[draqon]

by the way...we would not know of anything remotely having a free will if free will did not exist.

 

[draqon]

same thing goes with concept of God...realization of God existing would not come if God did not exist

 

[Oli]

by the way...we would not know of anything remotely having a free will if free will did not exist.

Unless we were "programmed" to speculate about it so that we remain happy.

 

[Oli]

same thing goes with concept of God...realization of God existing would not come if God did not exist

Now that's just silly - how many things have been thought of that don't exist?

 

[draqon]

Unless we were "programmed" to speculate about it so that we remain happy.

in that case speculation of something that such as this concept means it would exist after all.

 

[draqon]

Now that's just silly - how many things have been thought of that don't exist?

none at all.

 

[Oli]

in that case speculation of something that such as this concept means it would exist after all.

Concepts don't exist unless the actuality does: jet aircraft, heavier than air flight, teleporters, starships, unicorns....

none at all.

See above.

 

[Norsefire]

Oli, address my point.