Is free will a myth?

[Eagle367]

Teeqoz said:

Eagle367 said:

But the entire point is you can believe it or not. It doesn't matter the same with religion because the physical can in no way prove or disprove the metaphysical in the same way you cannot prove or disprove God or a fourth dimension or extra dimensional beings or a fifth dimension or a tenth dimension. We are limited and will be limited and can only believe. If we had prove then the thing would be a fact and no believing would be required it would all be laid in front of us like an untangled ball of twine. So what I do is what I do and what am I is up for debate and whether this is my decision is up for debate and to how much extent chemicals and physics govern us is up for debate so it is a never ending conundrum about how everything works and what makes us tick and whether there is an us to begin with. For all we know we might be a complex simulation by beings far more intelligent then us and hence we become not even real in this sense

The thing is, we KNOW that our brains are controlled by chemicals and electrical impulses. And they follow the laws of physics. Those are facts. So unless you believe there is some metaphysical "magical" thing about our brains, then there is no room for "free will". It's controlled by physics, like everything else in our universe. It's harsh, but true.

That is my entire argument. How can you say to me that you know the metaphysical does not exist that souls do not exist that extra dimensions don't exist that the extra natural does not exist. You can't know because physical tests and experiments can't be carried out on the metaphysical. Whose to say that the metaphysical soul does indeed control which chemicals to release at what time and that even when you are drugged and your body reacts to the drugs, the soul itself is not affected and still feels but cannot show because the gateway for the soul to control the body is the brain and the brain is the messenger but in cases of being drugged false letters are sent to the body. Ofcousre the body itself is all about reactions but the fact is you can't prove whether of not something is controlling those physical reactions