"Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will." - Joseph Goebbels

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[–]Honklomancer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

There is no free will

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Since the future is unknowable, there effectively is free will, even if just due to our ignorance

[–]Honklomancer 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

How does being an idiot give you free will?

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

How doesn't it? If you can't see what's coming in the future, life appears as a choose-your-own-adventure book.

[–]TheAncientStruggle 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's why people call free will an illusion a lot of the time.

[–]Honklomancer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That simply makes you unaware of your fate

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

How is that any functionally different from having free will? Plus you are assuming fate exists, which is unknown