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Wow… This is obviously a very sensitive topic for you.


I think you’re getting confused about the philosophical implications of supposed “free will” and the social implications of the concept “freedom”. The only thing these two concepts have in common is the first four letters of the labels we use to reference them.


You don’t need Nazis or Communists to keep you from exercising free will – physics already determines your every thought and feeling. Every atom in your prefrontal cortex is obediently and unerringly conforming to the laws that define physical existence.You are controlled by the laws of physics. This seems to upset you?


(btw: Nazism is a variety of Fascism, and both were very anti-Communist.)



”The ultimate freedom is not having to choose at all.”


When you are presented with the option to act, you must make a choice. The choice is minimally between acting or not acting. You must choose.  Every moment of your life, you are continuously presented with options, and choosing is not optional. You must choose! How is that free?


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