The Philosophy Discussion Forum

It has been speculated that we may have free won’t rather than free will. Our unconscious mind may initiate an action potential, but we can can veto it before it is carried out.

Free will vs. determinism is an unsolved question and science hasn't resolved it no matter what people say about the Libet experiments. If you are not familiar with them they say that there is an action potential that exists about 300 milliseconds before you are aware of an intention to act. That is...