When I make a choice, I have the undeniable feeling that the choice is free. Many of us resist the notion that there are causes of our behavior. We like to think of ourselves as free. Indeed, we...

When I make a choice, I have the undeniable feeling that the choice is free. Many of us resist the notion that there are causes of our behavior. We like to think of ourselves as free. Indeed, we typically have the feeling that we are acting freely. But feeling we are free and actually being free are two different matters. The determinist would say that we feel we are free because we are ignorant of all the external and internal forces (physical and psychological) acting on us.