(July 31, 2016 at 8:10 am)Jehanne Wrote:(July 31, 2016 at 4:40 am)bennyboy Wrote: Sure. If you lack the ability to form and express intent, you cannot be said to have free will, or possibly even will.
It is my definition that will is the expression of the intent of a sentient agent. If that sentience is damaged, then the intent will be formed differently, or not at all, or the agent will no longer to manifest that intent in the world outside himself.
That's the point -- if a physical brain is responsible for a person's intent and that physical brain is subject to physical laws (namely, the conservation laws), then how can a person's intent be truly "free"?
Because you do what you want to do most of the time. Shouldn't this reasonably be deemed freedom?