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Intuition Is the Weakest Argument for Free Will

The most common defense of free will is simply that it feels real when one makes a choice—people accept genes, cells, and atoms but insist that in the deciding moment there is a 'me' separate from all the brain biology that is choosing; this intuition is the most prevalent and least persuasive objection.

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Speaker

Robert Sapolsky

Evidence Quote

but but in that moment where i'm making a decision it is just so palpably me me separate of all that brain yuck that there's a me there who's choosing

Source

360 - We Really Don T Have Free WillMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:19:39 AM

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