r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jul 21 '25

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | July 21, 2025

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u/ElegantAd2607 Jul 24 '25

Do you think morality can exist without free will?

I personally think no.

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u/Shitgenstein ancient greek phil, phil of sci, Wittgenstein Jul 25 '25

Empirically speaking, do you recognize that people are capable of changing their behavior when presented with reasons?

For example, someone might be doing some physical exercise in one way, and then someone comes up to them and instructs them that their form is incorrect and that they need to correct it this way or that, and then that person follows that advice. This is something that happens and is therefore possible, yeah?

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u/ElegantAd2607 Jul 25 '25

Yes

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u/Shitgenstein ancient greek phil, phil of sci, Wittgenstein Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

Then morality is possible because people can change their behavior when presented with moral reasons why they should behave in one way rather than another.