Why is it that we lament at our past choices more than the thought of future opportunities to come. Though, it may sound ridiculous, grief of past choices are more insane-like than grief of future ones do to the fact that past events can not be altered. When faced with the knowledge of having to choose something over another, one should feel more anxiety at that moment than when thinking about previous cases. However, people tend to regret and feel emotional pain when reminiscing. This is where Harry Frankfurt almost encourages the emotional distress of regret when faced with multiple paths. Harry Frankfurt believes, “A person is morally responsible for what he has done only if he could have done otherwise.” (Frankfurt). That thought is incorrect when free will does not take place. To begin, free will is the belief that everyone has the ability to decide what clothes they wear, what they eat for breakfast, or what president they vote for. Believing in free will may be comforting but some would say that the opposite is more simplistic and easing. For example, one that believes in free will would feel …show more content…
Without the ability to time-travel, we cannot make assumptions that free will exists because there is not a way to test this theory. Furthermore, all things are the result of previous events as well as our choices and even the way we think. Assuming that our way of thought is affected and the principle of alternate possibilities is false, then Frankfurt is incorrect when he says, “A person may well be morally responsible for what he has done even though he could not have done otherwise.” (Frankfurt). Although incorrect, many do have morals and may result to them when forced with a tough decision. On the other hand, morality should not be a thought that crosses a mind when reminiscing because there is no evidence of alternate