While we like to believe we are in full control of our choices, much of our decision-making is influenced by subconscious factors, limiting the extent of our free will.
“Free will is a bit of a misnomer—it’s more like ‘free won’t,’ the ability to veto.”
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The feeling of free will may be an illusion.
Our brain can subconsciously predict an outcome of a decision before we are aware we are making one. Yet, we often believe that we consciously drove our own actions.
Our capacity to make choices is our free will, and it is bound by the responsibility of the choices that are made.
Our ability to make the choices deemed right by society defines our personhood. Free will makes the person what he is, as their personhood and integrity of ac...
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