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#419 Christian List: Why Free Will Is Real

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Is Free Will Just an Illusion?

If scientists or philosophers conclude that free will doesn't exist, should we tell people that they don't have any free will? This is a very important question because it set the basis of how we deal with moral issues and at the basis of our legal systems. One camp thinks it would actually be really useful for us as a society to learn that it is an illusion. Another camp says well free will is indeed an illusion but it would be unhelpful if people came to learn this. I'm not denying that there are ways of rethinking morality and the law even against the background of the no free will scenario.

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