The Manchurian Candidate and Free Will

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Free vs. Not Free

1. Major Marco shoots a fellow soldier, under orders from Dr. Atticus Noyle (1:15:30 - 1:17:27)
2. Sergeant Shaw suffocates a fellow soldier, under orders from Dr. Atticus Noyle (1:15:30 - 1:17:27)
3. Sergeant Shaw kills Senator Jordan (1:31 - 1:35)
4. Sergeant Shaw kills Senator Jordan's daughter (1:31 - 1:35)
5. Sergeant Shaw gets himself and his mother killed (1:56 - 1:58)
6. Major Marco shoots Shaw and his mother (1:56 - 1:58)
7. Senator Elly Shaw manipulates her son (throughout movie)
8. Dr. Atticus Noyle orders Marco and Shaw to kill people

Hard Determinism 

1. All choices are determined by past events over which people have no control. 
2. If all choices are determined by past events over which people have no control, then nobody can ever do otherwise.
3. If people can never do otherwise, then people are never free.
4. People are never free.  (conclusion from 1, 2, 3)
5. If people are never free, then they are never responsible and can't be blamed or praised.
6. People are never responsible and can't be blamed or praised. (conclusion from 4, 5)

Free Will Glossary

1. Determinism--All events are caused by past events.  
2. Fatalism--Certain things are destined to happened, no matter what prior events occur.
3. Indeterminism--Some events are random and inexplicable.  
4. Hard Determinism--Determinism is true; therefore people are never free or responsible.
5. Libertarianism--Determinism is false; people are at least sometimes free and responsible.
6. Soft Determinism--Determinism is true; but they are also at least sometimes free and responsible.