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Free Will

If we have free will, we can consciously make decisions that are not determined by the physics and biology of our brains. It's a philosophical and religious concept that has found no support in science, despite the strong illusion that we are free. Even if we are not, belief in free will can be healthy, as long as we remain aware that many factors influence our behavior subconsciously.

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What does it mean to have free will? by Massimo Pigliucci

Emergence research: Just how did matter become mattering? by Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D.

Virtuous character can compensate for a brain hard-wired to worry. by Mark Sichel, L.C.S.W.

One's belief in free will goes missing in the face of others' disapproval by John A. Bargh, Ph.D.

What I think about what he thinks I think by John A. Bargh, Ph.D.

My thoughts after the great debate in Tampa. by Roy F. Baumeister

The debate itself, the newsletter articles, and now the blogs by John A. Bargh, Ph.D.

Humans evolved a new kind of action control for culture. by Roy F. Baumeister

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