[andrei_says_]

Free from what?

If one has will to choose based on a preference is the will free from having that preference?

Was the preference chosen?

[_y5hn]

Free from stepping into an obvious hole in front of you. Free to smash particles at high speed. It's all relative.

[andrei_says_]

I don’t remember choosing to acquire the preference to avoid stepping into a hole or falling down the stairs.

I was born preferring to avoid danger and pain. It was never a free choice.

I have not yet observed a choice that is independent or free.