re: Philosophy: Do you believe in a deterministic or indeterministic universe?

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Why do you feel a sense of accomplishment, when you do something? It wasn't you or God, so who cares?

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This is where things get a little tricky for some people. I still feel good about things that I do, because it is my impulse to do so. I still feel bad about things I screw up, too.

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If I didn't believe in free will, I would kill myself. Dead serious. I wouldn't see a point to life. Just a cog in the system.

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I don't believe that you would, but my friend (who also happens to be a Christian like yourself) says the same thing. Free will is a powerful illusion. Roy Baumeister holds the belief that society should maintain this illusion because people would start behaving badly if they didn't (see his study showing that cheating behavior increases in those prompted to believe free will doesn't exist). I don't think the outlook is so bleak, though, if thoroughly thought through. In fact, I think I see people in a much more empathetic fashion now.