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  81 Is it really possible to choose our own path and take "our own" decisions? Aren't we tied to past events in a way we can't control?
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  Christian Escalante Castillo ·

  I understand. So there is absolutely nothing without a previous bond, I understand the freedom of choice is really the expectancy to obtain a result ... [more]

  I understand. So there is absolutely nothing without a previous bond, I understand the freedom of choice is really the expectancy to obtain a result according to what we believe will happen. That choice in inevitably preceded by the past, but that doesn't mean it's not OURS. There is no decision absolutely free of any influence. Do I make sense?
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  81 Is it really possible to choose our own path and take "our own" decisions? Aren't we tied to past events in a way we can't control?
  By Christian Escalante Castillo ·
  Christian Escalante Castillo ·

  You're right... So is it valid to say "free will" is an illusion? 

  You're right... So is it valid to say "free will" is an illusion?
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  81 Is it really possible to choose our own path and take "our own" decisions? Aren't we tied to past events in a way we can't control?
  We certainly believe we "choose" some things over other, but our choices are always the cause of previous choices, some we can understand, some we don... [more]
  We certainly believe we "choose" some things over other, but our choices are always the cause of previous choices, some we can understand, some we don't...
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