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    Freedom: Explained by The Simpson Family

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    Freedom is defined as the power to act or not act through one's own free will and choice. True freedom helps humans develop their talents and serve what is good, just, and true by following moral and natural laws. In contrast, license prioritizes indifference and the freedom to choose without regard for inclination toward goodness, ultimately enslaving people to their passions. True freedom involves developing virtue through discipline and education in order to freely act with excellence for oneself and others.

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    Freedom is defined as the power to act or not act through one's own free will and choice. True freedom helps humans develop their talents and serve what is good, just, and true by following moral and natural laws. In contrast, license prioritizes indifference and the freedom to choose without regard for inclination toward goodness, ultimately enslaving people to their passions. True freedom involves developing virtue through discipline and education in order to freely act with excellence for oneself and others.

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    Freedom is defined as the power to act or not act through one's own free will and choice. True freedom helps humans develop their talents and serve what is good, just, and true by following moral and natural laws. In contrast, license prioritizes indifference and the freedom to choose without regard for inclination toward goodness, ultimately enslaving people to their passions. True freedom involves developing virtue through discipline and education in order to freely act with excellence for oneself and others.

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    Freedom

    Explained by the Simpson Family

    Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and


    will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and
    so to perform deliberate actions on ones own
    responsibility.

    Having freedom means that we are


    responsible for our actions. Every
    action we choose, further,
    determines our character.

    Arguments against Freedom


    Determinists hold that every event, action and
    decision inevitably results from something
    independent of the human will.

    Genetics

    Environment

    Psychological Factors
    Fate

    Astrology

    Rationalization devising self-serving


    excuses for behavior

    He who excuses himself


    accuses himself.
    Gabriel Meurier

    Further Definition of Freedom


    External Freedom includes
    freedom from factors outside
    ourselves that threaten or
    destroy our power to exercise
    choice.
    Internal Freedom includes
    freedom from interior factors
    that limit choice.
    Addiction

    Fear

    Harsh Government
    Illness

    Poverty

    Limits to Freedom
    The modern world often defines freedom as doing
    whatever one wants.
    This kind of freedom is more precisely defined as license
    (text) or freedom of indifference (Pinckaers).

    True freedom elevates humans; it never demeans.


    This mentality has created such an
    emphasis on the freedom of choice that the
    fundamental right to life itself of innocent
    human beings has been assaulted and
    denied. It is a gross distortion of the
    exercise of freedom to attack other human
    beings and the values Gods law seeks to
    protect pg 84

    True freedom is not license. License is


    unbridled, excessive, undisciplined freedom
    that abuses true liberty.

    DOH!

    By deviating from the


    moral law man violates
    his own freedom,
    becomes imprisoned
    within himself, disrupts
    neighborly fellowship,
    and rebels against
    divine truth.

    True freedom liberates us to develop our


    God-given talents in a responsible way
    so we can live our lives for others and
    for God.
    True freedom serves what
    is good, just and true.
    Every person possesses
    basic moral inclinations
    and a primal moral sense
    that no corruption due to
    sin can completely
    destroy Pinckaers

    Pinckaers Clarification
    Freedom of Indifference/ License

    Freedom of Excellence/ True Freedom

    The power to choose between


    contraries

    The power to act freely with


    excellence and perfection

    Does not recognize inclination


    towards good
    Resides in the will

    Recognizes inclination towards good

    Is entire from the first moment

    Develops through education and


    discipline

    Has no need for virtue

    Virtue and habit are essential

    Synonymous with self-assertion

    Open to the common good

    Moral law, Natural law and any


    form of legality is seen as
    constrictive to freedom

    Resides in the reason and the will

    If the law is founded on the true


    and good, it creates a structure
    to enhance freedom

    Responsibility
    To every degree that our choices are voluntary,
    we are responsible for our actions.
    Imputable is another word for
    accountable
    Culpability is another word for
    blameworthiness

    Remember those things that can


    lessen or nullify culpability???

    Ooh..
    Culpability!

    In other words, the worlds definition


    of freedom isnt really True
    Freedom at allIt is simply the
    license to make choices that will
    eventually enslave us to our fallen
    passions!
    True Freedom pays attention to the
    laws written in our nature and those
    revealed by God. Making choices
    that follow those laws, then, helps us
    to live the life God wants us to live to
    our fullest potential.

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