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azeirah on Jan 30, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic ...

Daniel Dennet wrote a book arguing for the existence of free will despite the determinism of the universe.

It's called the evolution of free will. You might want to check that out if you'd like to know more about that perspective.

rocqua on Jan 30, 2017 [–]

I have found that discussions on 'free will' tend to be doomed from the start because no-one can agree on a definition of free will.

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