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183. Does Free Will Exist, and Does It Matter?
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The Two Kinds of Free Will and Control Over Outcomes
Two kinds of free will exist - the ability to choose an action and the control over the outcome of that action. An experiment with animals showed that even when the animals had the free will to press a button, they had no control over the outcome. This lack of control over outcomes is key in understanding the complexity of free will and its impact on actions in the world.
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