Philosophers, Theologians, even Physicists have grappled with the idea of free will.  Some conclude we have it, but don’t use it very well.  Others deny its existence at all.  If we do have it, what’s the best use of it?  Stephen Hawking, Richard Muller and Gerald Schroeder all sought an answer through science.  Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Spinoza and Immanuel Kant have all weighed in on the subject as well.  Let’s explore and discuss their conclusions.