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Does Free Will actually exist? Is there a way to tell?

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RE: Does Free Will actually exist? Is there a way to tell?

January 26, 2015 at 3:22 pm

What about an action that is constrained through choice but a choice is still available? In other words, if I'm told to pick a letter but I can only pick A, B, or C, is that choice free? How does that fall into your definition of free will?

Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell

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