Is free will real?

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That's fine! I like rants. Sometimes you just gotta splurge what's in your brain I'm happy you liked my question! Although I enjoy the abstract, I like to step back and see if there is actually any applications to things.

Indeed, I do find this quantum uncertainty business fascinating. To me it's the nearest thing to "evidence" of being in a simulation; things are not fully determined until required, could this be a processing saving feature?

Of course, this is bordering on conspiracy theories, but I find it interesting to think of all possibilities.

The way things behave at the quantum level is so insane and counter-intuitive, you have to kind of block out how you usually expect the world to work. But then there's this idea of overall quantum results being fairly predictable. I'm not sure if that's just due to statistics or what, I'm very much a quantum Virgin. I'm actually starting a beginner's books about it called "How to teach quantum physics to your dog." The author found the idea of a dog learning it useful, because a dog doesn't have the baggage of our preconceptions about physics.