Rules are also constraints that limit people from performing free will actions in their day to day operations. Rules are meant to bring sanity and regulate people’s actions not to cross certain societal boundaries. Rules become a hindrance to free will when they are oppressive and do no allow people to practice their own personal actions.
The rules and regulation bring a sense of restriction of practice of independent acts and they normally carry disciplinary measures when the rules are not followed. For example, a student may not want to attend class but will not do so because school rules don’t permit that.
Rules restrict free will by creating sanctions or punishments to people that don’t follow the set rules. People fear going against the law of the as they don’t want to face jail terms. Rules therefore create a situation where the doer of the actions does these actions within limits of the set laws and rules to avoid punishment.Free will can never go beyond laid down rules as this has the potential of creating lawlessness as free will or predetermined roles differ in people. If people are let to do as they please, this will be dangerous.
Traditions are also a hindrance to free will and predetermined roles. The society, culture and general traditional perceptions guide many peoples’ actions as they feel that going against traditions will cause them to lose identity. This makes them act, not as they please and want, but according to the expectations of society and traditional beliefs and values.
For example one might want to marry from a cross-cultural and racial side but will feel culturally discriminated by their people and ultimately choose not to marry from another culture. Traditions carry sanctions to what they perceive as deviant behaviors and that may limit persons from carrying acts that are guided by free will.
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