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From Chains of Reason

It is logically impossible for a person to possess free will.

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Premise 1

Deciding what to do in a particular situation involves consideration of a relatively small subset of the vast set of all options that would be in accordance with the laws of physics.

Premise 2

Before a decision-making process can begin, it must be determined what the options to be considered are.

Conclusion

Before a decision-making process can begin, a subset of options must be selected for consideration from a larger set of options. »

Link 2

Premise 1

 » Before a decision-making process can begin, a subset of options must be selected for consideration from a larger set of options.

Premise 2

In order for a person to have control over the outcome of a selection process it must be they who decides the outcome of that process.

Conclusion

In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options they will, and will not, consider, in making a decision, it must be they who decides which options they will, and will not, consider. »

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Premise 1

 » In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options they will, and will not, consider, in making a decision, it must be they who decides which options they will, and will not, consider.

Premise 2

In order for a person to decide which options they will, and will not, consider in making a decision, they must consider all of those options.

Conclusion

In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision, they must consider all of those options. »

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Premise 1

 » In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision, they must consider all of those options.

Premise 2

A consideration of which options to, or not to, consider in making a decision would be the first part of any decision-making process.

Conclusion

In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision, the first part of any decision-making process must be a consideration of all of those options.

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Premise 1

 » In order for a person to have control over the necessary selection of which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision, the first part of any decision-making process must be a consideration of all of those options.

Premise 2

It is logically impossible for the first part of any decision-making process to be a consideration of all of the options in order to establish which options will, and will not, be considered during that decision-making process.

Conclusion

It is logically impossible for a person to have control over which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision. »

Link 6

Premise 1

 » It is logically impossible for a person to have control over which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision.

Premise 2

If a person does not have any control over which options it will, and will not, consider in making a decision, then it cannot possess free will.

Conclusion

It is logically impossible for a person to possess free will. »