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Could you?

Are they using a pseudo-random number generator with a set seed, or is there a better source of randomness? ;)

I treat free will as an assumption:

- If we are, in fact, predestined, assuming I have free will doesn't hurt or matter.

- If we do have free will, I'm applying that free will to make decisions based on a correct assumption

- If we do have free will and I had assumed we were predestined, this could have worse results. At the very least, it is unlikely to improve outcomes

"If we are, in fact, predestined, assuming I have free will doesn't hurt or matter."

Not to mention you were predestined to assume so.

You have to live as if you have free will. You can't say, "I've considered all the possibilites, and have decided that there is no free will", because considerations and decisions are acts of free will themselves. Of course, that doesn't mean you have free will.

I find it interesting how people often cite determinism as incompatible with free will. Our minds don't violate the laws of physics, but they still make decisions. Similarly, a car can still be described as "driving", even if the physics behind it are deterministic.

Its an easy way to excuse bad habits, that's all.

Already have!

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