In the gray area of freedom, self and God, many people have found themselves stranded on ideas and looking for a common link that hasn't been found yet. Many philosophers have actually argued the same point, but because they lack complete definitions of words they end up without a valid thought. The questions raised about freedom, self and God have lasted centuries without answers, either from previous experience or otherwise.
             The first area of concern deals with the concept of freedom and what it represents. Many of us in society today, believe that we are free and can do as we choose. But if we look deeper into the question what degree of freedom have we attained and how can we measure it? I believe that we are born created in this world free but prior experience and interactions with others detains from that freedom. How can a person truly have an open mind to a dilemma if prior experience tells them what the most efficient solution is? Obviously, most decisions are made out of instinct because we have lived everyday life and encountered the same problems over and over again. It would be inconceivable for someone to sit down and think about everyone problem that arose in great detail to decide what the best decision would be for you. So how can we truly say that our actions are not programmed by the people who gave us ideas in our development years? In a way, they set our instincts and reactions to things without any debate. Another stall to freedom is the reactions with others on a daily basis. We live in a society where we have to compromise with others to make a lot of our decisions. Therefore, are we acting out of freedom or are we compromising our freedom for others?
             The second area of debate deals with the existence of self and what makes us unique from others. Do we have a soul or are we just reacting out of previous experience? Many people believe in the existence of a soul and that it is what our...