Monday, 12 September 2016

hashkafah philosophy - How do we exercise free will when influenced on so many levels?


In Judaism, there is a concept of free will; but, from many sciences and probably our own experiences we know for a fact that many factors influence our decision-making process, and many of them affect us without us ever realizing.


The decision-making process is often susceptible to errors, fallacies, and biases. With so many factors which can disrupt this process, how does Judaism look to the decision-making process? We have free will; but, how does one overcome these factors which influence our decision-making in order to do good, to do the Will of G-d etc.?




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