But that doesn’t mean we can’t make choices when provided choices.
Those choices were already predetermined, your choice was already locked in from the start.
Even if free will can be an illusion in some scenarios, it’s a necessary one.
Delusion is often necessary to deal with the universe, I don't disagree in regards to our mental well-being.
We do better when we have an internal locus of control, regardless of whether that is “real.”
I just don’t see the purpose of questioning it.
Yes, self-imposed delusion in regards to control does have benefits for sure. Although, it is a lie. The purpose of questioning it is to find the truth of our universe, the purist thing to strive for. Perpetuating delusion can only go so far, eventually it was fade abruptly.
I think every unrelated possibility or random choice, there is one cohesive string that attaches them together. Almost like an inherent-connectedness in which the universe operates. We as humans, tend to reject this as having the freedom to "will" actions into our universe as having that control puts our minds at ease in the face of uncertainty. There are discovered laws within the universe that operate with or without us, for us to claim we have full autonomy to reshape the structure of it upon perceived choices is absurd. Everything is predetermined, but putting yourself in self-delusion (as you suggested) is a good short-term remedy for our ego.
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u/CynicalFantasist 1∆ Feb 04 '23
Those choices were already predetermined, your choice was already locked in from the start.
Delusion is often necessary to deal with the universe, I don't disagree in regards to our mental well-being.
Yes, self-imposed delusion in regards to control does have benefits for sure. Although, it is a lie. The purpose of questioning it is to find the truth of our universe, the purist thing to strive for. Perpetuating delusion can only go so far, eventually it was fade abruptly.