What are the positive and negative outcomes of Truman not being able to have freewill? (in the truman show)?
535007
...they are actors following a script, and keeping another human being in the dark about the truth in life.
478832
nope, free will, just see everyday examples\n\n\n\n...you mean will instead of why?.......
37421
You are born with free will, but freedom is earned. In other words, you have your freedom taken away, but not your free will.
269334
FDR supported the Manhattan Project and though it was not yet complete at the time of his death I fully believe that he intended to use this new weapon when it was ready to use.  At the time of his death even Truman did not know about the Atomic project to build a new weapon so I doubt very seriously that there was ever any discussion at any level as to what the targets may have been during his life, however given his fortitude towards the war I have no doubt that he would have made the same call Truman did and I have always felt that Truman made the call he did because he felt FDR would have made the same one.
321591
TV characters are puppets.  They don't have free will.  We do, even if every choice we make is somehow known by some being that exists outside of time, we still make the choices!  I can pick up a ninja turtle toy (action-figure) and move it around, make it fight with a marshmellowman toy, but that doesn't make them real.  If anything, it shows more that whatever created me is real, because that toy, character, etc. is an extension of my free-will to choose.\n\nAlso, were you high when you thought of this question?  I'm just guessing here, but it really sounds like you were...  Be honest (I'm not being mean).
490314
I have to agree with jannie you should be doing your own homework.  How else are you going to learn anything?\n\nThat being said:\n\n1.  External constraints cannot imprison someone whose spirit and thoughts are free. \n\n2. In this novel, Winnie Foster learns the importance of the life cycle and that it has a natural beauty and balance; that it should not be disturbed by human greed.  Tuck said "Good girl" because Winnie decided not to drink the water but to live her life as it was meant to be lived and to come it's natural conclusion.
917231
Wow, talk about looking at yourself.  That was me not too long ago.  The problem is that God can only interfere on a limited basis with out obscuring "free will".  The hard truth is that rapists and murderers have free will also.  It's complicated, and hard to justify. but I guess the better questions would be, why didn't  we do something about it?
419687
You are never supposed to mess with someone's free will.  But you could cast a good luck spell.  Maybe if I understood what the blockage was it would help.  Is the blockage a person?  Then you definately don't want to remove obstacles.  That could be deadly.  \n\nTry casting a Good Luck spell.
691105
Everyone was given free will. We all have the right. I don't belive it's healthy or productive, but we have the right!
166981
Definite NO! If that were to happen, then freewill would be forfeited to that power. If one disagrees with that power, it could mean death for that person.\n\nThis is going to happen though, in the not-too-distant future. America is that Superpower. You've already witnessed what happened in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Soon America's going to just overrule the UN Security council & do what she pleases with the world. I say overrule in the assumption that 1 or 2 countries may disagree with this but most of them will agree with being ruled by America.
61818
There is such a thing as free will but it's our conscious that prevents us from doing all we want to do.  One’s own conscious is one’s free will.  You will only do what your inner being will allow you to do!
691604
God gave us free will to make our own choices.Hitler had the same free will we all have.What he chose to do with it, was his free choice. I might guess that God was not liking what was happening, but had to allow it to happen.
312520
Free will.\n\nwith out it, non of us would be here.\n\n\n\n\nCTR
139405
I always enjoyed reading about Truman. Common man thrown into an uncommon situation with only his street wits to guide him. Plus, I have his rookie card authographed.\n\nBut then again, with the chimp in the white house, it makes me realize how good we had it under Clinton. So, indirectly, GWB comes in second.
850444
The main factor I am not seeing in your analysis is that God gave us all free will. God wants us to choose to love him. If we were forced to love God, would that be love at all? Free will factors in all aspects of life. Your positive and negative experiences that you attribute to god favoring you with blessing, or punishing you, could be the results of someone else imposing their free will upon you. This is why in the Bible we are told to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. As not to impose our free will upon them and effect them in a negative manner. It sounds like you are struggling with some very important spiritual dilemmas, I will pray for you and I wish you the best.
71236
Agree with you. And adding: he already knows what will happen, so where does free will fit in ?
680365
Well, not everyone does. It's just that many people get caught up in Fate and Destiny that they fool themselves into thinking there is no Freewill.\n\nBut I say that there most definately is freewill. Although one could be born poor, there are so many directions you could take, choices made, to pull yourself up. To relate your unfortunate situation or condition to Fate or Destiny is often a sign of giving up Hope.\n\nAnd Hope is one thing that all people need to move forward in life, to find fulfillment, find happiness. Freewill is not hated here... rather very much respected :)