https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism As far as Sapolsky goes, it's fine to argue that free will is an illusi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism As far as Sapolsky goes, it's fine to argue that free will is an illusion. But it doesn't follow that we should stop believing in it. Actually, belief in free will is adaptive. Concepts that follow from free will such as punishment, guilt, blame, etc are extremely effective at promoting pro-social behavior and it's not clear how they could be replaced.