A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Being incapable of moral evil doesn’t qualify as ‘wholly good’. A turnip is also incapable of moral evil.

How do you KNOW that humans have free will?

Boru

Well it's obvious that we do, isn't it? You don't think your actions are being controlled by some microchip in your brain, do you?

Lol, of course it’s not obvious. It’s impossible to determine if we have free will or live in a deterministic universe. Consider:

You ‘decide’ to have something particular for breakfast. How could you possibly know whether it’s a free choice or an outcome that has been pre-determined since the universe began?

In fact, it’s perfectly plausible that the widespread belief in free will is deterministic. How could you tell the difference?

Boru