The Illusion of Freedom

Many believe that freedom is free will—our ability to decide whether we would like to go left or right. But what if freedom was the elimination of choice entirely? When I walk the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, if I go left, I fall into the river and drown. If I go right, I will walk over the train tracks and get run over. This leaves me with only one option—to move onwards and upwards towards the cliffside behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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