It is obvious that we have free will. If we didn’t, then why would our brains trick us into thinking that we do? What would be the point? Why does it seem so painfully obvious that we are able to make choices?
Raise your right arm. Whether or not you follow the command, you are still choosing whether or not to do it.
Free will exists, but it is better understood as being a spectrum as opposed to being binary. We are influenced by external and internal factors that limit our free will. It is like a muscle. The more we exercise free will, the better we get at doing it.
It is obvious that we have free will. If we didn’t, then why would our brains trick us into thinking that we do? What would be the point? Why does it seem so painfully obvious that we are able to make choices?
Raise your right arm. Whether or not you follow the command, you are still choosing whether or not to do it.
Free will exists, but it is better understood as being a spectrum as opposed to being binary. We are influenced by external and internal factors that limit our free will. It is like a muscle. The more we exercise free will, the better we get at doing it.