Genetic Determinism

have the free will in the traditional sense. Since every event in our lives is determined by outside causes, then we no more than mere robots. Also, since we have no control over the choices we make, therefore, nobody can even legitimately be held morally accountable for anything. For example, according to determinists, if a person kills someone, then he is not morally responsible for his action because he was 'determined' to do so. If we accept the determinism argument and assume human behavior as a consequence of external factors such rather than of free choice, then we must realize that our explanation of human behavior leaves no room for mortality. This is a very disturbing concept because it removes moral responsibility and basically removes meaning from our lives. Determinism ultimately cuts t
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