You cannot live as if there is no free will; even people who intellectually believe in determinism and denial of free will cannot help but act as if they have agency and choice, as shown by the absurdity of a compatibilist about free will sitting back passively to 'see what soup gets ordered' rather than choosing.

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Speaker

Michael Levin

Evidence Quote

you can be you can be a skeptic about free will but I don't think you can live your life I think it's it's one of those views that is is just impossible to connect with on a practical level

Source

Conscious Agents vs Cognitive Agents with Donald Hoffman and Michael LevinPhilosophy Babble
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:40:26 PM

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