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by giraffe_lady 1204 days ago
> With respect to the question of having consciousness and free will -- don't we all just reduce down to atoms obeying the laws of physics? Are our actions not therefore deterministic?

The majority of living humans profess a religious faith and probably would not agree with that statement. That doesn't make it wrong obviously, but I don't think you should treat it as a settled question.