The scientific approach seeks the immediate cause of an event and what led to what. Scientists consider this to be determinism, the idea that everything that happens has a triggering cause or effect that can be observed or measured. This view is a hypothesis and not an established fact, but the success of scientific research attests to its value. Does this apply to human behavior? After all, we are part of the physical world and our brains are made of chemicals. According to deterministic assumptions, everything we do has causes. This view seems to conflict with the impression we all have that “I” am the one who makes decisions about my actions, such as what to eat or what to buy; I am in doubt until the last second. The decision could have gone either way, but I wasn't controlled by anything and no one could have predicted what I would do. The belief that behaviors are caused by a person's independent decision is known as free will. Some biologists say that free will is just an illusion like Cashmore. What you call a conscious intention is more predictable than a cause of your behavior. When you consciously decide to move your hand or feet, the behavior already begins to occur. Other biologists and philosophers answer that you make decisions, in the sense that something within you initiates action. Even though your brain is made up of chemicals, no one can predict your decisions by putting all the atoms in your brain together. The system as a whole has emergent properties that arise from the sum of all its components. However, the “you” who makes your own decisions is the product of heredity and the events of your life which stipulate that you did not create yourself. In a sense yes you have a will, an ability...... middle of paper ...... and personal advantage, a higher percentage of those who read the determinism essay cheated because they felt less sense of personal responsibility. For free will to be true, you must choose what you think before you think about it, which is beyond the capabilities of the human brain, which shows that our free will is just an illusion. Even if we accept Cashmore's argument that free will is an illusion derived from consciousness and that consciousness has an evolutionary advantage of conferring the illusion of responsibility, we are still far from understanding the concept with consciousness and free will. What type of brain activity is associated with consciousness? Why does conscious experience exist? Research studies cannot prove this to be incorrect, but the research findings certainly limit the philosophical answers we can seriously consider..