I don't believe in free will. From the big-bang through our evolution, to all the experiences we have throughout our lives, to the billions of things that affect us each and every second, we can only react to the serendipity around us. Why we do what we do has far less to do with the choices we make than the choices thrust upon us. We are here, at a specific point of history, with a specific set of genes, and a specific background all by random chance. Where, and who, and when we are, programs us with limited (if any) choice about how we're going to react. We're only able to do, in any situation, what we're able to do at the time. We're not possibly going to be able to do anything we're not able to do. Keep an eye on this post. It's one of those I will probably expand upon several times. It's one of those recurring issues that always come up.
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