Topic > Clarence Darrow's Views on Determinism and Free Will

Determinism will hold no one responsible for their actions, and each person will have no moral responsibility to society or to themselves. I don't believe that a higher being or events that happened long ago determined a serial killer to bomb an airport or a crowd of civilians. Furthermore, I would like to believe that the actions I took were of my own choosing. For example, when I tried to woo my girlfriend when we first met I was not "written" by another being. But I chose to trust and act on my feelings. I believe in moral responsibility and the reward, praise, and even punishment that comes with it. Not just me, but I would appreciate it if my family and every human being on Earth did something because they chose to do it, but not because they are all puppets in another being's world. Now, in the case of Leopold and Loeb, I am absolutely convinced that they are responsible for the boy's murder and no responsibility should be overlooked towards their ancestors or their surroundings. I completely trust that these guys knew what they were doing and did it with their own freedom