Myth of free will?

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12. We have free will within a given operaional envelope.

Chance is built into nature. Genetic changes create rapid changes in species. Giant asteroids strike planets. Stuff happens. The human species seems to be a sort of random chance generator. We frequently do things that make no rational sense, but that change the trajectory of our existence here. In a way, we seem to be a sort of crap shoot on steroids. We intentionally roll the dice and respond to the numbers that come up. We don't exactly know what our operational envelope is because we keep pushing on it. Sometimes we push too far and a calamity ensues, but so far, on balance, we've done pretty well.