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Free will is a problem. If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you do not understand the problem. Free will is a huge problem, because our sense of free will and the physical structure of the world contradict each other. A kind of solution is to change the definition of free will. Is this fair?

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Alan Leshner is a scientist, educator, and public servant. He served as director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health, has held senior positions at the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and serves on the National Science Board.

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