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It teaches that all human actions are determined by such things as early childhood experiences thus relinquishing us from total responsibility for our actions caused by such determining factors. Due to the denial of God, this theory held that there were no existing moral laws, thus, individuals were free to determine their own human nature through choices for which they stand accountable (existentialism, in general, emphasizes what makes each life a unique personal experience as opposed to any existing moral laws). The same is true for memberships in groups and gangs. Ultimately, I feel that although there can be many circumstances that interfere with our choices and actions we all have the power to make choices for ourselves and learn from those choices. Soft determinism, however, appears to combine determinism and free will. Obviously, a huge contrast exists between determinism and existentialism. In total contrast with determinism, existentialism professes the complete freedom of the human being. If you belong to a church, there are some moral issues you must believe in and some you should not. I personally believe in God, who I believe represents all that is good in people. Examples of this would be saying that we could not help ourselves or that we are not really responsible for what we did thus placing re!

sponsibility on someone or something else. There is a complete denial of personal free will in hard determinism. However, if my actions were the result of my own reasoning exclusive of outside factors than I must take responsibility for my choices. Existentialism cannot include “groupthink”, which includes large organizations such as church. To commit to such circumstances would be acting in “bad-faith”. An authentic existence would be impossible if we had to check our actions against the imagined judgement of the person who fulfills our need for true love.