I don't know that most people deny it, nor that down votes on this thread are evidence of anything... It can't be modeled scientifically. People deny it becaus

I don't know that most people deny it, nor that down votes on this thread are evidence of anything... It can't be modeled scientifically. People deny it because it's in effect a dogma. I don't say that as a slight, our society is built on the notion of free will. It's simply that the notions exist in a level of abstraction, so the point is moot if you continue living your day to day life, except insofar as you let it affect your mental state.