1. The idea that we are capable of freely deciding between alternatives seems to be built into our psyches. Absent compelling evidence to the contrary, it is ra

1. The idea that we are capable of freely deciding between alternatives seems to be built into our psyches. Absent compelling evidence to the contrary, it is rational to believe this intuition. 2. While there may indeed be scientific evidence against free will, the article that you linked doesn't seem to provide it. Just because decisions happen at a preconscious level doesn't mean that the decision was unfree. For instance, if I'm playing a very intense video game, I tend to make split-second decisions with no conscious decision making. That doesn't mean I didn't choose what to do in the game. It just means that discursive thought isn't essential to free choice. 3. If you're religious, then you could consider God a sort of "guarantor" of free will.