The Importance Of Free Will In Ishmael

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Humans create their own fate. We choose whether to save or destroy the planets resources. If we don’t do the right thing it could lead to problems in the future. In a sense we create our own destiny because we have free will. In Ishmael written by Daniel Quinn, the narrator and Ishmael talk in great length about how humans are leading to their own destruction by using their free will irresponsibly.
Free will is not a bad thing in and of it self but when used carelessly it can cause massive damage. Animals do not have to worry about causing major harm to the planet because they are not yet capable for free will. In one of the first stories Ishmael talks about takers and leavers living two different stories:
One began to be enacted here some two or three million years ago by …show more content…

We don’t have to keep using it wrongly if we start to think about how our lifestyle affect the planet and everything on it. On page 248, the narrator wants to know how he can save the world from the future it is heading towards and Ishmael replies “You must absolutely and forever relinquish the idea that you know who should live and who should die on this planet.” Humans should not have kill animals because they would look cool in their house or waste things just because we can. We take for granted how much power we have over the planet. We could destroy it or make it a beautiful paradise where life is beautiful, and everything can live in harmony.
Daniel Quinn expresses in Ishmael how human free will ultimately affects their fate. Humans chose what they will do next. They might create an unlivable world, or they may step back just in time before they go too far. Many things could be changed to lessen our impact on the world, but according to Quinn educating people about their free will could positively affect our choices. Man has great power and he can use it to destroy or preserver the

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