all my experiences with people tell me free will is nonsense i play strategy games with a focus on psychology and i can assure you that people react like simple machines you do a thing they do the predicted reaction every time action raction input output i dont believe in free will but the brain is still so complex and chaotic that it doesnt really matter what is certain is that the nature of people is the most important thing. if you have a dishonest thief in front of you he will try to screw you over. if you have a foundamentally honest person in front of you he wont try to screw you over. this extends to societies.  look at the difference between india and norway. india is worse than norway because indians are worse than norwegians at all qualities needed to build a civilisation
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