free will

Nothing in this (or any other) universe has a free will.
Just as an apple seed must develop into an apple tree
and do exactly what apple trees do humans are likewise
so obliged. Some humans do "believe" they have a free will,
some humans "believe" a lot of things like what's in the bible
however when it comes to that thing called 'truth' they get tongue
tied. Just as the Big Bang was "Orchestrated" by some mysterious
"intelligent" entity I shall call "the uncreated creator" everything after
the BB was so intended to unfold a specific way as did the speed of light
and gravity. It is this fear of helplessness that is responsible for the rejection
of free will by some humans. They were programmed to so believe just as they
were programmed to do & believe everything else they do. If you understand the
use of "heuristic" which I invoked to arrive at this conclusion you'll know my trip.

"Free Will" is a philosophical term of art for a particular sort of capacity of rational agents to choose a course of action from among various alternatives. Which sort is the free will sort is what all the fuss is about. (And what a fuss it has been: philosophers have debated this question for over two millennia, and just about every major philosopher has had something to say about it.) Most philosophers suppose that the concept of free will is very closely connected to the concept of moral responsibility. Acting with free will, on such views, is just to satisfy the metaphysical requirement on being responsible for one's action. (Clearly, there will also be epistemic conditions on responsibility as well, such as being aware"or failing that, being culpably unaware"of relevant alternatives to one's action and of the alternatives' moral significance.) But the significance of free will is not exhausted by its connection to moral responsibility. Free will also appears to be a condition on desert for one's accomplishments (why sustained effort and creative work are praiseworthy); on the autonomy and dignity of persons; and on the value we accord to love and friendship. "

The debate tittle is a statement rather than a question. My opponent has made the claim that free will does not exist in any universe. Such a statement includes infinite variables and points of view. Therefore the BOP is on con for this debate.

I accept this challenge and I wish the greatest of success to my opponent. So lets do this.

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In order to make things fair I will pass this round so my opponent has a chance for equal representation.

Unfortunatly my opponent has forfeited this debate. All I will say is free will can be defined as many things. From thoughts to feelings to actions. Everyone who is reading this right now is doing so as an act of free will. They do not have to read anything, but they chose to. Some may say breathing is not an act of free will. Though it is true that your body automatically regulates your breathing, as long as you are concious you can choose not to breath. If that isn't free will then I'm not sure what would qualify. I thank my opponent for making this debate and I hope that maybe we can try again later.