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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The ability to make genuine choices about how to act, including choosing between right and wrong.
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Revise: Nature of GodMany Christians argue that God gives humans free will: the ability to make genuine choices. People can choose to love and help others, but they can also choose to harm them. On this view, moral evil results from people misusing their freedom, rather than from God wanting evil to happen.
The ability to choose one’s actions rather than having every action determined in advance.
Show diversity: Sri Ramakrishna’s teaching about apparent free will should not be presented as the view of every Hindu.
Avoid saying that all Sunni Muslims reject free will or that Shi'a Muslims reject predestination. Explain the different emphases and recognise views within each tradition.
When linking free will to the Day of Judgement, explain why responsibility for choices matters, rather than simply naming heaven and hell.
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The ability to make choices about one's actions, for which a person can be held responsible.
The ability to make genuine choices about how to act, including whether to obey or disobey Allah.
The ability to choose between different actions.
The ability to make choices about how to act, including whether to obey or disobey God's commandments.
The ability to make genuine choices, including choosing between right and wrong.
The ability to choose how to act, including choosing between morally right and wrong actions.
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The ability to make choices voluntarily, including choices between right and wrong.
Revise: Christian Morality and WrongdoingFree will means that people can choose their actions voluntarily. In Christian moral thinking, people are not simply forced to do good: they can choose to act against God’s guidance. This connects freedom with responsibility.
The ability to make genuine choices rather than having every action forced or determined.
The ability to choose how to act rather than having every action predetermined.
The ability to make genuine choices rather than having every action forced or predetermined.
The ability to choose how to act rather than being forced into a particular choice.
The ability to make genuine choices about how to act, rather than being forced to act in a particular way.
The capacity to make choices for which a person can be morally responsible.
The ability to make choices for which a person can be held morally responsible.
The ability to make choices about how to act, rather than having every action forced upon a person.
The ability to make choices voluntarily, including choosing between good and evil.
The ability to make genuine choices, including choices between right and wrong.
The ability to make choices, including whether to obey God or do wrong.
The ability to make choices about how to act, including morally responsible choices.
The ability to choose how to act, including whether to obey or disobey.
The ability to choose how to think and act, making a person morally responsible for their choices.
The ability to choose how to act, including whether to obey or disobey God's commandments.