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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will (phys.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Most neuroscientists believe humans have at least some degree of free will. So do most philosophers and the vast majority of the general population.

That's from the article. One guy saying free will is an illusion is not conclusive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It would be really great for them to pinpoint the instant the causality is suspended, magic choices exempt from causality are made, and causality resumes on an fmri or something. Do you think that's possible?