Is free will a myth?

[SvennoJ]

jason1637 said:

Teeqoz said:

Studies have shown that not believing in free will can have a negative impact on your work proficiency and a lot of other things in your life. It can make you less dedicated to everything basically. So evolutionarily, it totally makes sense that we believe in free will, even if it is an illusion. It is as they say, ignorance is bliss.

But if we don't believe in free will aren't the chemicals deciding not to believr in this illusions  since free will doesn't exist? 

Yes, and those reactions get weeded out by natural selection (if it leads to fatalism and unwillingness to procreate)
Happiness, cheerfulness are attractive qualities in a mate. Fatalism, sitting around because it all doesn't matter anyway is a dead end.

Believing in free will apparently makes life easier. The brain has tons of ways to trick itself, free will might simply be another mechanism to get on with daily business. If I had free will I would will my current headache away.