erm in ism ▁of ▁quantum ▁mechan ics ▁allows ▁for ▁the ▁traditional ▁idea ▁of ▁free ▁will ▁( based ▁on ▁a ▁per ception ▁of ▁free ▁will ). ▁If ▁a ▁person ' s ▁action ▁is , ▁however , ▁only ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁complete ▁quantum ▁random ness , ▁mental ▁processes ▁as ▁experienced ▁have ▁no ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁probabil istic ▁out comes ▁( such ▁as ▁vol ition ). ▁According ▁to ▁many ▁interpret ations , ▁non - det erm in ism ▁enables ▁free ▁will ▁to ▁exist , ▁while ▁others ▁assert ▁the ▁opposite ▁( because ▁the ▁action ▁was ▁not ▁cont roll able ▁by ▁the ▁physical ▁being ▁who ▁claims ▁to ▁possess ▁the ▁free ▁will ). ▁ ▁Gen et ics ▁Like ▁phys ic ists , ▁bi olog ists ▁have ▁frequently ▁addressed ▁questions ▁related ▁to ▁free ▁will . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁he ated ▁deb ates ▁in ▁bi ology ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁" n ature ▁versus ▁n urt ure ", ▁concerning ▁the ▁relative ▁importance ▁of ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁bi ology ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁culture ▁and ▁environment ▁in ▁human ▁behavior . ▁The ▁view ▁of ▁many ▁research ers ▁is ▁that ▁many ▁human ▁behav iors ▁can ▁be ▁explained ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁humans ' ▁bra ins , ▁gen es , ▁and ▁evolution ary ▁histor ies . Mor ris , ▁D . ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁The ▁N aked ▁A pe . ▁New ▁York : Mc G raw - H ill . ▁ ▁This ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁ra ises ▁the ▁fear ▁that ▁such ▁att ribution ▁makes ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁hold ▁others ▁responsible ▁for ▁their ▁actions