Mind & Meaning: The Science Behind Belief

Mind & Meaning: The Science Behind Belief

Can Science Explain Free Will? A Debate Between Neuroscience and Philosophy

If our choices are dictated by neural impulses, do we truly have free will?

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Brian C. Alston
Jun 21, 2025
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Few questions have stirred philosophical and scientific debate as intensely as the question of free will. Are we truly in control of our decisions, or are our actions simply the result of unconscious brain processes? As neuroscience advances, it increasingly challenges traditional notions of a…

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