Is there such a thing as choice ?

[Lethe]

If you really believe that do you get mad at people when they treat you badly? I would think that anyone who truly held the belief that there is no choice and "Every action has been determined by an unbroken series of prior events." then they would be the most forgiving person because they realize that people are just doing what they must.

Wouldn't one then be doing what they must by becoming angry?

I've always viewed agency as internalization of external events, though this mechanism of internalization is predetermined based on one's internal makeup, and the external events that influence it. So ultimately, is there choice? Perhaps not, but the illusion of choice is a persistent one.

Not unlike in the Sims, you can crank their "free will" on high and leave them to their own devices -- but are they really making decisions, or acting in accordance to predetermined algorithms? Natural laws would not serve a purpose that differs much (if at all, outside of complexity) from these predetermined algorithms. And while sims are not sentient in and of themselves, as humans and many other animals are, consciousness itself is subject to natural law. This could by extension be seen as just another aspect of a universal form of coding.