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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

As an analogy, I also perceive the passage of time as a constant but that is demonstrably not the case. Similarly, while a lack of free will is not provable, just my perception of it does not make it true.

Of course the cunundrum here - is even these "provable" experiments at some point rely on theory and perception and not necessarily the metaphysical "truth" - what you have is a verisimilitude instead of reality. And so once again one is just left with selectin the explanation that resonates most for them.

Personally, I believe in Free Will, the same way I am an Atheist, I have to accept them to be honest to my own experience of life. Thus, I have a sense of responsibility for my action, I acknowledge consequences for my decissions and wiegh them in my mind when I have to decide something. While my will has limitations, I have experienced times when my actions have chaned or altered the world.

I suppose Alex posits consciousness as an artifact of a process already set in motion - but then I have to wonder why my own consciousness doesn't expand beyodnd the boundries of my physical body. And so, I live my life as if I have free will - beacuse I'm not sure how I would do it otherwise - though maybe I'd be more of a risk taker.