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A Functionalist Analysis of Free Will and Its Role… A. Mustapha et al (35

• Worthy choices have criteria. One Author Contributions
of these criteria is realism, meaning The idea of research and collecting
choices should be based on truths, data was carried out by the
not subjective or arbitrary corresponding author. The analysis and
considerations. compilation of the content on a wide
• Imam Ali interprets divine decree in level as well as modifying the paper

a way that is compatible with human based on the standard formats of article
free will. Divine foreknowledge preparation was carried out by the
includes the realization of actions second author. The third author aimed
along with human free will, and for to enrich the paper by adding new
an action to be voluntary, the will of scientific suggestions and sources.

the agent must be part of the set of Therefore the authors contributed to
causes involved in the thing. the paper revision and approved the
Therefore, human free will is also final version.
one of the manifestations of divine Conflict of Interest
decree and destiny. The authors declare that there is no
• The relationship between destiny conflict of interests regarding the
and action is like the relationship publication of this manuscript.

between the soul and the body, and
without accepting divine decree and
destiny, no order is established, and
no context for voluntary action is
created.

Acknowledgments
I sincerely thank the esteemed curators,
professors, the entire team of the
International Multidisciplinary Journal
of Pure Life (IMJPL), for providing me
with the opportunity to share my work.

This paper is a result of a Ph.D. thesis.

Funding
The authors received no financial
support for the research, authorship,
and/or publication of this article.