Blogger Kevin Drum took a crack at free will awhile back, specifically, as to whether or not it exists. Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder has made a video about her lack of belief in the concept of free will that makes for an interesting (if sometimes difficult to follow) watch. I find this to be a fascinating topic of discussion, and have had in-person conversations about it every so often. While I don't pretend to be some sort of scientific expert, I wanted to share my thoughts about it here. Particularly, how the idea can be (unscientifically) compared and contrasted with various societal, cultural and religious touchstones. First, let's center on what free will is. Merriam Webster defines it as follows: 1 : voluntary choice or decision 2 : freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention I think we'd probably all nod our heads in agreement with the first definition. It's the second one that I find to