>BTW - why is lack of free will a downer? I perceive is as neutral. Not the GP, but lack of free will implies that people have no agency over their actions, an

>BTW - why is lack of free will a downer? I perceive is as neutral. Not the GP, but lack of free will implies that people have no agency over their actions, and hence can't really take pride in anything they've accomplished. They're just squishy robots following their programming and lying to themselves about why they do the things they do. Or at least that's one depressing way to interpret it.