Independent Will and Free Will

The concept of Independent Will that has been discussed here is distinct in two important respects from one of the prominent traditional versions of Free Will--the one conceived as a divine endowment in humans.  Accordingly, that latter power is inherently Free, and functions primarily in the determination of the afterworldly destination of the Soul of its possessor.  In contrast, an Independent Will can also be a Dependent one--in some cases it can achieve its aim through its own power, while in others, outside assistance is required.  Furthermore, it is not only children who are in a condition of dependency--in fact, most activities, aside from those of a hermit, are collectively interdependent.  In other words, an Indepedent Will is potentially social, whereas the traditional Theological Free Will is a vehicle for Salvation from a curse on the entire species, and, so, is essentially anti-social.  Thus, the concept of Independent Will is an example of a concept of Volition that is beyond the Theological premises that continue to influence presumably 'secular' human experience.