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Like I stated in the other thread, it is my belief that as complex biological organisms we have the illusion of free will, but it does not actually exist. I do not think this devalues or detracts from the decisions we make because to our understanding we are making our own decisions. We still have to work towards goals, have our own ambitions or lack of ambitions, our own personal struggles, etc. These things aren't any less valid... We can only understand our true lack of will from a philosophical/objective viewpoint, and acknowledging that it doesn't exist in that plane does not change daily life.
This kind of reminds me of an anime actually, to tie in to this forum. Chobits explored the theme of artificial intelligence becoming complex enough to appear human, and whether these beings were worth the same as humans.
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