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The article doesn't seem to be much about free will but rather about which choices are conscious and which are not. Free will means that, out of all life's cho
by yason 16y ago
The article doesn't seem to be much about free will but rather about which choices are conscious and which are not.
Free will means that, out of all life's choices, I can choose whichever I want.
It doesn't mean I'm always conscious about my choices.
It doesn't mean I would not want to limit my choices consciously or unconsciously: suicide is very well within the free will of each person but few choose to exercise their free will that way.
It means there are no "don't"s or "can't"s. For example, if you think you can't act in some controversial way in some social situation, you're wrong. You surely could, if you wanted to. You might have internal limitations such as that you fear too much. It still doesn't rule out that you absolutely could.
As long as there's no gun pointing at you, you can choose whatever you want. In fact, if there is a gun pointing at you, you can still choose your own way, even if you end up dead.