There is no such thing as free will. Discuss.?

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If the sum of my circumstances, tendencies and past experiences makes it so I have a 51% inclination toward doing thing A and a 49% inclination toward doing thing B, I'm going to do thing A, right? Simple cause and effect, no? Where's free will? I contend that it's flawed logic to claim "free will" exists.
Yeah, I know it belongs in Philosophy, but I wanted to get some funny religious answers in there too while we were at it. What can I say. I have a morbid sense of humor.
 
Sometimes, the choice can be 50/50 (I would think).
I believe that humans have all the free will they want....However, like you said, it is also determined by other factors, but if 'a judge' was watching and judging your decision, but already knew what it would be (b/c this entity is 'all-knowing'), then it really wouldn't matter. Isn't there a verse that anti-choicers love to mention that says something like 'You knew me in the womb'? Does that mean this oh-so-loving deity also knew Hitler 'in the womb' and gave him 'free will' to do all sorts of terrible things to others?
 
you are always going to do what you want most. the question is, what do you want most, and what governs that.

you can change what you want most, and that is where free will comes in
 
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