Re: Free Will.
I haven't believed in free will for about 8 years now. I was going through some hard times and used to take long walks to get away from my situation. On one of these walks, I came up with a theory that I later learned is similar to if not exactly like what Buddhists call the law of dependent origination. I don't know if I have the buddhists philosophy right but to to me it means that every action is based on the action/decision/perception that directly preceded it. And of course that action/decesion/perception was based on the one right before it. And you can go back all the way until the time when you or any individual was just a toddler.
To test this theory just pick a random decision you made recently and ask yourself why you chose that path instead of another. The answer will probably start with, i felt or i needed or i wanted. Then ask why did you feel or wanted or why you needed this or that. And do this until your head explodes.
I have not since heard any argument that explains away this phenomenon. I guess, I should write out the process in an actual example, but not right now....
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