The question really rattled the philosopher William James.
Posted on August 25, 2026 at 08:41:52 PM by Rabbit
Eventually he said his first act of free will was to believe in free will, or something like that, and it helped or cured his depression he’d struggled with for so long.
The good news is it FEELS like we have free will and everyone acts like it and it has nothing to do with getting up and going to work etc.
But if God knows everything that has been and will be then how….
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do you believe in the supernatural? *
- By Nikos
August 25, 2026 at 05:43:00 PM
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No, it’s all chemical reactions and there is no free will either. *
- By Rabbit
August 25, 2026 at 08:01:34 PM
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Yes.*
- By mattb
August 25, 2026 at 06:33:28 PM
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yes, it’s weird shit beyond our (current) scientific understanding. *
- By plug
August 25, 2026 at 06:30:21 PM
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I believe some freaky shit happens. The fact that I can't explain it doesn't mean it must be a ghost or the devil or something.*
- By Alpo
August 25, 2026 at 06:30:10 PM
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Engineer by training. Hard yes*
- By gratefultread
August 25, 2026 at 06:27:23 PM
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yes, but I am not superstitious. I would say I am just stitious*
- By tem
August 25, 2026 at 06:07:26 PM
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Not in any sort of traditional folklore or pop culture sense, but I enjoy it in movies.
- By LewisBullox
August 25, 2026 at 06:07:01 PM
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Not at all, but I wish I did. *
- By Ev
August 25, 2026 at 05:56:48 PM
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Like when Chris Moltisanti came back as a cat or Paulie got spooked by the dudes he killed in that seyonce?*
- By MasterBates
August 25, 2026 at 05:56:36 PM
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I think there's some weird ass shit in quantum physics.*
- By jjwalker
August 25, 2026 at 05:52:51 PM
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Yes but I think that comes from having a background in Christianity
- By el fuego
August 25, 2026 at 05:50:29 PM
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