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AspiringRationalist comments on Stupid questions thread, October 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: AspiringRationalist 14 October 2015 12:59:06AM 3 points [-]

Do you compartmentalize and pretend you're in control, or what?

I think the main takeaway is that you shouldn't worry too much about questions of free will. Basically, the fact that your free will is made of physics doesn't mean it makes sense to make poor choices or not take responsibility for yourself and then blame physics. Also, don't go looking for magical explanations of free will existing "outside of physics".