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I disagree and believe you to be wrong.

Do you honestly think that the argument from ignorance is a cogent philosophical argument?

Technically speaking, everyone on this site (including myself) is arguing from ignorance. Unless I missed a thread where someone actually posted some evidence of reality or existence.

And again, for those that missed it, 'I think therefore I am" is evidence of nothing.

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By necessity of what? I think that you're vastly oversimplifying the options one has available in the cliff situation in order to present a false dichotomy (that has clearly convinced you of something). Perhaps I "choose" to turn right but my tire pops and i fly into the ravine anyway? If all (causal) roads lead to the ravine, does that mean that I didn't at least -make the choice- not to end in the ravine..despite my inability to actualize that? I think that you might find that in any situation where we consider whether or not a choice is made some point of reference has been chosen as the mark, the metric. Meanwhile, why are we determining that causality would force one or the other? Can't it be a floating range of probabilities...altering constantly? I don't actually put much weight in free will - especially as you've described what it must necessarily be, just to be upfront.

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It was not a dichotomy as the argument was not about the choices but rather choice itself. How about this then. I have a choice, turn left and drive off a cliff or turn right and continue on my merry way, stop, go home, stop at the nearest bar, push my car, leave my car, sell my car, have lunch, pray to mecca, make a list of all possible choices and throw a dart at it, etc.. Each moment would present a multiplex of new choices, which sometimes makes the previous choice moot or enhances it, or exists as a direct cause of the choice.

The point however is, are these choices made by my body which, as a direct result of bio-chemical reactions, makes me think I made the choice or is my awareness above and beyond my physiology.