Free Will Is Not Going Away : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
Traditionally, it's been a topic for philosophers and theologians. But
recent work in neuroscience is forcing a reconsideration of free will,
to the point of questioning our freedom to choose. Many neuroscientists,
and some philosophers, consider free will to be an illusion. Sam
Harris, for example, wrote a short book arguing the case.
It seems to me that the question of free will is not simply a
black-and-white or yes-no kind of question, but one that embraces the
full complexity of what it means to be human.
