I used to think that free will was severely limited by cognitive biases, life experiences (early life programming and so on and so on) and just plain genetics, after reading several non-fiction books on the biology behind behaviour.
Recently I finished a second book by a neuroscientist, Swaab, and I learned that gene-environment interactions are important. And this book convinces me there are no good arguments for free will. So I no longer believe in free will.
What do the anons of /r9k/ think? It shouldn't become an excuse, but I think stuff like confidence can be explained by early life programming instead of something you can 'just' do.
Next book will be a book on the influence of the gut on behaviour. If someone likes this stuff I can list some books.
Whatever makes you happy, Ignorance is bliss
>>37757601
That's a good attitude
We probably don't have free will, but accepting this fact changes nothing. It might be unsettling at first, but the illusion is still there.
>>37757536
Convince me to give a shit.
>>37758214
>but accepting this fact changes nothing.
I agree. But it could change our view on certain things right?
The book did talk about some possible implications of there being no free will. Mainly judicial system though
>>37758259
I won't
And I need to go