“Free will is an illusion”
Philosophy💥Existential
Agree
- Neuroscience shows decisions happen before awareness
- Childhood and genetics determine personality
- Can't choose your circumstances
- Every choice has prior causes
- Quantum physics suggests determinism
Disagree
- We clearly make choices daily
- Responsibility requires free will
- Feels like we have agency
- Society built on personal accountability
- Consciousness creates genuine choice
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