thomblake comments on Two straw men fighting - Less Wrong
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Needless hyperbole. A 10-second Google search turned up worse, so I can't imagine you had any basis for this claim. Example. Saying false things to be insulting is not well-liked around here.
Sadly, experimental studies are not likely the right place to answer this question. Once you have a clear enough idea of what you're talking about, the question goes away. We're "really in control" of our actions at least as much as the thermostat is "really in control" of the temperature, and if you don't think that counts, then you're using "control" in a very alien sense.
Perhaps try starting at the wiki entry on free will