Zeraph

So the question is, is it still free will if you have no knowledge of the consequences?

I think this question is important, because we often make far reaching decisions in our lives all the time when we really don't know the consequences. Often we think we are making a decision for one thing, when in reality it has very little effect on what we thought would happen.

For instance, when choosing a college, what you really may be choosing is your major, and your future career. I chose mine for some logistical reasons, but because of what they had available, and what that college was known for, it ended up shaping my major. So did I really have the free will to choose my major? Or did circumstance bring it about? And if it did, is it still considered free will?

I've been struggling with this question for years. The short end of it is that yes, I still think it's free will. But it's muddied to all hell, and I'm hoping you'll all help me clear the waters.