" For instance, research has found that promoting the idea that...

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    For instance, research has found that promoting the idea that a person doesn't have free will makes people become more dishonest, behave aggressively,
    and even conform to others' thoughts and opinions.
    29 Sept 2016
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    This is not evidence that free will exists but rather why it is considered absolutely necessary for those in power, religious or otherwise, to proclaim that it does.
    It's why all sorts of "incentives" and punishments are necessary to offset the more or less complete absence of any will, let alone free will in the average person.

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