Philosophers and r*dditors debate whether free will exists.

Free will is a delicious cope that even learned philosophers end up using. Your conscious self makes up information to explain decisions you have already made, based on a long chain of deterministic events that originate at the big bang. Also frick outta here with thinking quantum probability somehow is ACTUALLY random and not just being influenced by something that we haven't discovered yet.

Determinism is real, free will is COPE

EDIT: Thanks for the award, kind stranger!

EDIT 2:

How do you rationalize the behavioral differences between people that believe in free will vs people that don't?

Human behavior is controlled by neuronal pathways that exist due to the nature and nurture of an individual. As with everything else, it was predetermined during the big bang whether you will be a free-will schizo or a determinism chad.

Imagine you were making a decision about whether to open a door or not. You choose to open it, and the synapse that is responsible for the collection of neurons that allows your hand to move towards the door fires. Did the act of making a decision cause the synapse to fire, or did a previous neuron trigger this one's action potential, which in turn was triggered by a previous neuron, and a previous neuron? The 'decision' was made based on the current state of your body and sensory information combined with memories and learned pathways. It was automatic. Your consciousness copes by saying to itself "Oh, yeah, I did that." when in fact EVERY action is subconscious.

Free Willy

Experience of free will is just as valid as actual free will as far as we can experience things.

OP got suspended RIP philosophers are VICIOUS creatures 😔😔😔