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[[Incompatibilism]] views free will as being in conflict with the doctrine of [[determinism]], while [[Compatibilism]] sees no conflict between the two. Both schools of thought ([[philosophy]]) acknowledge the possibility of physical coercion, either by active opposition or inertly passive unresponsiveness, so that a choice of action does not always effect what is chosen. The will, whether determined or free, can be blocked or frustrated. "You can't always get what you want." One can either persist in a choice by insistence or stubbornness, or can withdraw immediate efforts to effect what is willed and be resigned or patiently awaiting opportunity; in either case, what one has personally chosen remains essentially unchanged, even when circumstances outside one's control do not seem to allow under any circumstance the fulfilled realization of what is chosen.

[[Incompatibilism]] views free will as being in conflict with the doctrine of [[determinism]], while [[Compatibilism]] sees no conflict between the two. Both schools of thought ([[philosophy]]) acknowledge the possibility of physical coercion, either by active opposition or inertly passive unresponsiveness, so that a choice of action does not always effect what is chosen. The will, whether determined or free, can be blocked or frustrated. "You can't always get what you want." One can either persist in a choice by insistence or stubbornness, or can withdraw immediate efforts to effect what is willed and be resigned or patiently awaiting opportunity; in either case, what one has personally chosen remains essentially unchanged, even when circumstances outside one's control do not seem to allow under any circumstance the fulfilled realization of what is chosen.

In some denominations of the [[Christian]] faith it is believed that humans were created with free will so that they would choose to believe in and worship [[God]]<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/aquinas-on-free-will-and-intellectual-determinism.pdf?c=phimp;idno=3521354.0017.010;format=pdf Aquinas on Free Will and Intellectual Determinism, Tobias Hoffman, School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., Cyrille Michon, Département de philosophie, Université de Nantes - Philosophers' Imprint, volume 17, no. 10, May 2017]</ref>. Free will can be unaffected even in the face of possible [[martyr]]dom. Other Christian traditions, such as [[Calvinism]], believe that humans were created without free will, but that God's will determines our choice of him. The issue is theological. It relates to the human's acceptance of God, and does not mean that man is without free will in other respects.

In most denominations of the [[Christian]] faith it is believed that humans were created with free will so that they would choose to believe in and worship [[God]].<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/aquinas-on-free-will-and-intellectual-determinism.pdf?c=phimp;idno=3521354.0017.010;format=pdf Aquinas on Free Will and Intellectual Determinism, Tobias Hoffman, School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., Cyrille Michon, Département de philosophie, Université de Nantes - Philosophers' Imprint, volume 17, no. 10, May 2017]</ref>. Free will can be unaffected even in the face of possible [[martyr]]dom. Other Christian traditions, such as [[Calvinism]], believe that humans were created without free will, but that God's will determines our choice of him. The issue is theological. It relates to the human's acceptance of God, and does not mean that man is without free will in other respects.

For many, freedom of will is required for a functioning morality; that is, if we were not free we could not be held responsible for our actions, having been incapable of making a moral choice.   

For many, freedom of will is required for a functioning morality; that is, if we were not free we could not be held responsible for our actions, having been incapable of making a moral choice.