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Determinism versus Free Will

How Can Determinists Believe in Free Will?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/13/determined-a-science-of-life-without-free-will-robert-sapolsky-book-review
Some people think that we can’t be held responsible for what we do, given that our actions are the inevitable consequence of the laws of nature. They’re only half right.


Robert Sapolsky on Determinism, Free Will, and Responsibility

The behavioral scientist engagingly lays out the reasons why our every action is predetermined – and why we shouldn’t despair about it
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/24/determined-life-without-free-will-by-robert-sapolsky-review-the-hard-science-of-decisions

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