When you put it like that, I would call it free will. You are making a decision, even if it is your subconscious mind doing most of the work. If we didn't have free will, we would do the exact same thing over and over again if we replayed time (assuming people don't remember).
You say it's all "kneejerk reactions", but it simply isn't. We think about our actions beforehand (most of the time anyway) which is why we don't do impulse things that often. With free will, a person might have a choice in which the outcome is always going to be the same (for instance when driving we all put seatbelts on, which is a choice but is so ingrained that we keep doing it without much thought. There are also going to be times when the choice is more vivid. Do we turn the TV on and waste half an hour or do we finish that work assignment?
By definition, the lack of free will means that the outcomes of these events will always be the same if we replayed time. Since you seem to disagree with this I find your position rather contradictory. You say there isn't free will when you freely admit there is!
You say it's all "kneejerk reactions", but it simply isn't. We think about our actions beforehand (most of the time anyway) which is why we don't do impulse things that often. With free will, a person might have a choice in which the outcome is always going to be the same (for instance when driving we all put seatbelts on, which is a choice but is so ingrained that we keep doing it without much thought. There are also going to be times when the choice is more vivid. Do we turn the TV on and waste half an hour or do we finish that work assignment?
By definition, the lack of free will means that the outcomes of these events will always be the same if we replayed time. Since you seem to disagree with this I find your position rather contradictory. You say there isn't free will when you freely admit there is!
