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Confident-Broccoli-5 t1_j8sbxwd wrote

Reply to comment by bread93096 in Free Will Is Only an Illusion if You Are, Too by greghickey5

>The intuitive perception of the self which most Westerners have is illusory

What perception do Westerners have of the self & why is it illusory?

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bread93096 t1_j8suvqs wrote

The perception of the self as a free rational agent which makes decisions independent of fate. It’s essentially the product of Christian free will and enlightenment era rationalism.

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