Free will?

[JamesH]

This is probably addressed somewhere on the JOS website. But what, if anything has ever been said about 'free will' or if it even exists. I heard Sam Harris on the radio addressing the topic, he believes its an illusion. Curious about what has been said on webpage on it, as I don't specifically remember reading about it. A few years ago I think I read everything on JOS, but there has been a lot of updates.

If anyone hasn't heard of Sam Harris, hes an atheist who wrote "Letter to a Christian nation" and "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values". Hes very critical, as he should be, about the monotheistic faiths, but generally very supportive of the eastern religions and philosophies.

 

[Matt Kresel Kresel]

True freedom is the right to non-stop self-improvement and the continuous attainment of knowledge without resistance or opposition.
Free-will comes with knowledge. I'm sure there is a sermon about it somewhere http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpent ... rmons.html http://satanslibrary.webs.com/pdf.htm
After all, in the Al-Jilwah http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpent ... ilwah.html
"I allow everyone to follow the dictates of his own nature" -Satan Sounds pretty free-will"ish" to me
If anything should be considered an illusion, it should be perfection, for one can always become better. (even when the soul is perfected, one does not simply stop meditating)