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The principle of free will has [[religion|religious]], [[ethics|ethical]], and [[science|scientific]] implications. For example, in the religious realm, free will may imply that an [[omnipotent]] [[divinity]] does not assert its power over individual [[Will (philosophy)|will]] and [[choice]]s. In ethics, it may imply that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions. In the scientific realm, it may imply that the actions of the body, including the brain and the mind, are not wholly determined by physical [[causality]]. The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought.

The principle of free will has [[religion|religious]], [[ethics|ethical]], and [[science|scientific]] implications. For example, in the religious realm, free will may imply that an [[omnipotent]] [[divinity]] does not assert its power over individual [[Will (philosophy)|will]] and [[choice]]s. In ethics, it may imply that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions. In the scientific realm, it may imply that the actions of the body, including the brain and the mind, are not wholly determined by physical [[causality]]. The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought.

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== In Western philosophy ==

== In Western philosophy ==

The basic philosophical positions on the problem of free will can be divided in accordance with the answers they provide to two questions:

The basic philosophical positions on the problem of free will can be divided in accordance with the answers they provide to two questions:

In the mortal life, paths of differential conduct are continually opening and closing, and during the times when choice is possible the human personality is constantly deciding between these many courses of action. [[Temporal]] volition is linked to time, and it must await the passing of time to find opportunity for expression. [[Spiritual]] volition has begun to taste liberation from the fetters of time, having achieved partial escape from time sequence, and that is because spiritual volition is self-identifying with the will of God.

In the mortal life, paths of differential conduct are continually opening and closing, and during the times when choice is possible the human personality is constantly deciding between these many courses of action. [[Temporal]] volition is linked to time, and it must await the passing of time to find opportunity for expression. [[Spiritual]] volition has begun to taste liberation from the fetters of time, having achieved partial escape from time sequence, and that is because spiritual volition is self-identifying with the will of God.

Volition, the act of choosing, must function within the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_115#115:1._RELATIVITY_OF_CONCEPT_FRAMES universe frame] which has actualized in response to higher and prior choosing. The entire range of human will is strictly finite-limited except in one particular: When man chooses to find God and to be like him, such a choice is superfinite; only [[eternal|eternity]] can disclose whether this choice is also superabsonite.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_118#118:6._OMNIPOTENCE_AND_OMNIFICENCE]

Volition, the act of choosing, must function within the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_115#115:1._RELATIVITY_OF_CONCEPT_FRAMES universe frame] which has actualized in response to higher and prior choosing. The entire range of human will is strictly finite-limited except in one particular: When man chooses to find God and to be like him, such a choice is superfinite; only [[eternal|eternity]] can disclose whether this choice is also superabsonite.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_118#118:6._OMNIPOTENCE_AND_OMNIFICENCE]

== References ==

== References ==