The late, great futurist Kahn used to ponder the question of free will with his audiences. It's a fundamental question, he would say. Do we have free will, or is everything determined? I don't have an answer I'm sure of, but I am convinced that people behave better when they think they have free will. They take responsibility more, and they think about their choices more. So I believe in free will.
-Steward Brand on Wired