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Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will (phys.org)
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[โ€“] fracture@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yeah no, my post is closer to "there's more than 0% free will" than "there's 100% free will". i definitely know too much about trauma to think it's 100%. but trauma get so deeply ingrained, and it's so cyclical; that anyone can break free, seems nothing short of miraculous to me. to me, if we had no free will, that would never happen

[โ€“] sqgl@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah it is an eternal mystery. And assholes will exploit compassion even though some people deserve compassion because of their circumstances (which may lead to crime). Conservatives tend to think only suckers have compassion for those that don't "pick themselves up by the bootstraps".

Even in a marriage there is tension because one does not know if their partner is exploiting good will. Relationships are hard and not a science, despite what the latest self-help book preaches.