Free Will vs. the Programmed Brain

August 21, 2008 | Source: ScientificAmerican.com

A recent experiment by University of Minnesota and University of California at Santa Barbara psychologists suggests that people may behave less responsibly if they regard their actions as beyond their control.

But a survey by City Univeristy of New York philosopheres found that free-will skeptics were also much more likely to say that people are responsible, even if determinism is true.