Recognizing the illusory nature of free will doesn't eliminate the moral and ethical distinction between voluntary and involuntary action, nor does it eliminate responsibility, but it does undermine hatred of others because one recognizes that their harmful actions are the only actions they could have performed given their prior causes.
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“the basis for hating other people really does go away”
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