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by h0l0cube 450 days ago
> Perhaps it's most accurate to say we have will or volition but not free of constraints imposed by our biology and physical/social environments.

You might be talking about compatiblism.

> Humans imagine they have free will because they're aware of their decisions or actions while unaware of the range of factors contributing to a decision or action.

Or more likely there’s no evolutionary fitness benefit to being able to understand this, and perhaps it’s even detrimental if it leads to nihilistic or egocentric impulses.