Similar to [[There is no self]] in the sense that we are not as in control of our life as we would like. ![[Scientist, After Decades of Study, Concludes We Don't Have Free Will#^lgbcqa]] - There will always be some form of external influence that we do not have control over ![[Scientist, After Decades of Study, Concludes We Don't Have Free Will#^792w4z]] - Factors like: - The pen was invented - The pen was manufactured - No one else took the pen - The world didn't collapse - All of these things were out of your control Although this is true, it is not the best to think like this, as ![[Scientist, After Decades of Study, Concludes We Don't Have Free Will#^i11tdx]] - Instead, ![[Scientist, After Decades of Study, Concludes We Don't Have Free Will#^79kc3k]] - This is because - ![[Scientist, After Decades of Study, Concludes We Don't Have Free Will#^49lf7y]]