Arthur Schopenhauer famously said “Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills”. In other words, although an agent may often be free to act according to a motive, the nature of that motive is determined.

Implications for morality

The Compatibilist might argue that determinism is not just compatible with any good definition of free will, but actually necessary. If one’s actions are not determined by one’s beliefs, desires, and character, then how could one possibly be held morally responsible for those actions?

— Wikipedia on Compatibilism

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Mind is related to the universal wave function.

— Me@2012.11.08

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