Do the mentally ill have free will?

if they commit a heinous crime? How does your religion discern the difference between evil and mental defectiveness?





thanksDo the mentally ill have free will?
Some do, some don't. God is the judge...we're commanded to LOVE.Do the mentally ill have free will?
Mentally ill people come in different categories.





The clinically insane, are just that. Theyre not sane. So whatever they do, God will not judge them.





According to Islam, rules only apply when youre fully sane.





As for the insane, the religion says nothing on how to discern insanity.





It leaves t he decision to the people, and tells them to use their brain.





If a man believes hes Napoleon Bonaparte for example, hes not very sane. ^^
No but they give great hugs.








Actually its a great question, especially considering that Christians contend that our bodies and brains are no longer perfect, meaning that we are relying on imperfect brains to come to conclusions about Gods and he is still holding us responsible.
I had a Christian tell my great-uncle, who was in a nursing home (in his 60s) and mentally about 6 years old, that if he did not accept Christ he was going to Hell. Isn't that nice?
There is no such thing as 'evil'.





People do bad things for many, many reasons, and some forms of mental illness can be one of those reasons (Incidentally, I'm very worried about the generalism ';mental illness'; as it covers everything from mild depression to sociopathy).





Nothing makes someone inherently evil or inherently good - you can only be what you do.
God controls them.
It doesn't. But if you are insane,out of control because of something in your head, a medical condition. How could you be Judged? God knows.
Yes of course, But it's a shame that truly ';evil'; people can hide behind that excuse in court.





I think M I people or those around them have a responsibility to seek help%26gt;
yes and courts know about state looney bins too
they dont always understand what is going on. sometimes they seem to though. it is like a person who commits suicide. is this a terrible unforgiven sin? i would think they are not in their right mind at the time. so who's fault is it?
The mentally ill are all about free will.And God's will.
Please define 'free will' and I can answer fully.
You have to be EXTREMELY ill for something like that to happen. We don't believe in ';evil'; at all. Just stupidity.


We are not heartless though. Allowances are made.
In order to be held accountable you must first have the mental capacity to know what you have done is wrong. The mentally ill do not have this capacity and therefore are not held accountable... God Bless...
They have freewill, just not self control to act out their true will sadly.