Question

If all human behavior is caused by physical interactions among the components of the brain, this calls into question whether humans have free will. The question of whether people actually have free will is an important practical issue because:________________

Answer 1

The question of whether people actually have free will is an important practical issue because: in the U.S. legal system, people are not usually held responsible for actions that were not performed freely.

Explanation:

Psychology says that materialism is the idea that the mind arises from the physical material of the brain. It is evident that the pattern of activity in the human brain changes, when the contents of the human mind changes.

Generally a participant’s brain began to prepare a movement before the time at which the participant reported being aware of making the decision to move. Commonly the participants reported making the decision to move approximately 200 milliseconds before the actual movement.