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I like the idea of the article. However, I don't think you understand free will or the idea of choice. Not everyone gets to have this perfect little say in what

I like the idea of the article. However, I don't think you understand free will or the idea of choice. Not everyone gets to have this perfect little say in what they want to do.

a3voices 12y ago
Free will doesn't exist anyways. Your brain is deterministic like a biological calculator.
- abledon 12y ago
  I'm not so sure... http://thebaffler.com/past/whats_the_point_if_we_cant_have_fun http://thebaffler.com/past/whats_the_point_if_we_cant_have_f...
  - a3voices 12y ago
    Brains and calculators are both made out of molecules and their operations are caused by physical interactions of matter and energy. Just like any machine.
    - unclebucknasty 12y ago
      People keep saying stuff like this, but I wonder about the molecular structure of sentience.