(July 31, 2016 at 8:13 am)bennyboy Wrote:(July 31, 2016 at 8:10 am)Jehanne Wrote: That's the point -- if a physical brain is responsible for a person's intent and that physical brain is subject to physical laws (namely, the conservation laws), then how can a person's intent be truly "free"?
It's free because no external influence is either compelling or preventing the expression of the will as behavior. The person gets to decide for himself how he will act.
There are always external influences; even when you are asleep, your body is still very much awake.