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The Illusion of Free Will

4 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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A short video by Amber Hollingsworth arguing that free will is an illusion: people believe they make rational decisions, but choices are often driven by emotions, physiological states (e.g., hunger), and triggers from past experiences (including childhood). The speaker emphasizes reactive, non-rational influences on decision-making.

You have zero free will. We just think that we do. You're like, I have all this education, and I'm making these decisions based on all of these factors. And it gives us the illusion that we're being rational human beings. But in fact, we're oftentimes not being rational human beings. We're making decisions emotionally. We're making decisions because we're hangry. We're making decisions because of something that happened to us in our childhood, and now something's happening in the current that reminds us of that, and we either react favorably or unfavorably, depending on our experience.