I strongly suspect (but cannot prove) that it is impossible to determine if free will exists at all. Suppose I have before me an orange and an apple. I reach out and take the apple. It may feel like a choice, but how can I possibly tell if that action is deterministic or not? It may very well be the case that every action I make - what to eat, which job to take, whom to marry - is the result of the unfolding of the universe and is as immutable as celestial mechanics. Conversely, it is perfectly plausible that all choices are exactly that - free and unencumbered due to some random forces of which we know nothing.
*shrug* Delusion or not, I feel like I have free will.
Boru
*shrug* Delusion or not, I feel like I have free will.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
