De un tiempo a esta parte me preocupa cada vez más el tema de la libertad. Aparentemente un régimen democrático proporciona un marco apropiado para la libertad de expresión, movimiento, pensamiento, culto y todo lo demás que pueda pasársenos por la cabeza. Sin embargo, ayer pensando con un grupo de estudiantes, llegué a la conclusión que un ambiente con multitud de posibilidades en muchas ocasiones nos inclina hacia unas, y no hacia otras. Nos condiciona. Nos hace creer que tenemos que elegir, pensar y querer lo que quiere todo el mundo. Aterrizando un poco la cuestión, me gustaría saber hasta qué punto somos libres de decidir cómo queremos ser. Y, una vez que lo sabemos, los obstáculos con los que se encuentra nuestra libertad interior para poner por obra o actuar conforme nuestra conciencia nos oriente, y no según la sociedad nos indica... Any idea?
Sí, somos libres, Dios nos ha dado esta facultad de elegir y optar por el bien o por el mal, para bendición o para maldición. Si bien esta facultad de elegir la tenemos desde pequeños, la responsabilidad por nuestros actos es mayor con la edad pues tenemos más posibilidades de conocer la verdad, lo que Dios quiere de nosotros, y actuar en consecuencia. Gracias, Mª Luisa, por la cuestión que nos has planteado.
No, unfortunately we're not free. The only freedom we received by the God - the freedom of choice - is completely abused by so called unformal social groups i.e. decision makers. The overall civilization has no opportunity to choose between good and bad, but between bad and worse. There's so much of so called "political correctness" which is modern synonym for censorship of not just the freedom of speech but even of the freedom of mind. For instance, during the 20th century there were always some "free country" where you could escape if you suffered because of your personal and intellctual attitudes. But in "brave New world" of global civilization you have no such place to go, because "you're free". So, George Orwell & Aldous Huxley we're right much more than we could imagine when we read their books.
The sense of freedom is linked to the will of the creature, and God created us free, but the constraints of interests are those who steal our freedom and give it to those who have the sources of those interests
الحرية ليست مطلقة وإنما منظمة فحريتك تقف عن الحد الذي تبدا به حرية غيرك وهذا هو مااثبته التاريخ والنظريات الاجتماعية المترتبة على أن الإنسان كائن اجتماعي
Freedom is not absolute, but the organization of your freedom stands for the extent to which the freedom of others begins, and this is evidenced by the history and social theories that result from the fact that man is a social being by nature
Human can not be absolutely free. It may be limited by traditions, customs, laws and surrounding circumstances in his environment.
I think we are not. everybody has some duties and responsibilities.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_difference_is_there_between_freedom_and_free_will
In this link you will see differences between freedom and free will.
Lo que queremos ser, esto, es posible hacerlo. Dificultades pueden venir por muchas partes, pero la libertad de elección siempre existe, aunque sea en lo que quiero pensar o desear con pureza de pensamiento o de deseo. Existe la libertad de elección, quizás no todos los días podemos elegir en todo, pero llega el momento en el que se presenta esa posibilidad de elección y es el momento de elegir sabiamente. A veces la elección es un modo de vida y es una sucesión de elecciones que conducen a una determinada forma de vivir, no necesariamente una elección puntual sino como opción creativa de vida que implica todas nuestras facultades humanas.
Humans share a dual moral outlook that shapes all questions such as this and gives rise to concepts such as liberal/conservative; socialistic/capitalistic; personality/character ... in this sense our dual moral outlook shapes our concepts of freedom. We can say freedom (in the liberal/socialistic/personality sense) expands as we have more choices available and the ability to make them. Whereas "liberty" is understood (in the conservative/capitalistic/character) sense as being unrestrained by an authority in choosing. These dual notions of freedom/liberty work within us to shape our outlook on the subject.
Freedom tends to be a word often discussed in democratic eras as democracy evolves as an aspect of commercialism, where there are many choices to make and people are at liberty to make them. In poorer, dictatorial eras everyone does pretty much what everyone else is doing and the idea of freedom has less meaning. When there is only one choice to make, does the idea of "being able to make a choice" really matter?
Thank you very much for your really interesting question. But I had too a question, could it be that we are in an hidden dictatorial era?
I do not know what you mean by a hidden dictatorial era. Dictatorial eras are generally known for their repression of human expression and decline of relative economic output (another measure of human expression). The west is enjoying ever expanding horizons of moral and economic expression.
With a "hidden dictatorial era" I mean, that maybe there is repression too, but invisible, and thus unrecognized. What I want to say it is, that we can not choose, say or do what isn´t political correct. And I am not sure, if west is ever expanding horizons of moral expression.
I see what you mean Maria Luisa Pro Velasco. The social pressures to conform to traditions (from the right) or the latest social fads (from the left) certainly seem like "a dictatorship of the majority." There is often little room for minority opinions in the general media, and so they are held back. But in the West there are so many outlets for expression. The internet, innumerable television channels, private groups etc. Most social enthusiasms, no matter how oppressive, usually pass or ameliorate. So I am optimistic ... we enjoy a wonderful time to be alive, there is more information available to everyone than any time in history. And now I know you! How great is that!
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