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Old Apr 25, 2016, 05:31 PM
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do you think we have free will? I feel being bipolar complicates this, as (at least for me) I can reach a pinnacle point after which I am not making decisions. I like the idea that we have free will but I know (at least mine) is diminished at sometime or others, and free will is either an all or nothing kind of deal, you either have it or you don't.

So what do you think, do we have free will, or is it all just an illusion?
I believe we have free will, just not freedom. We may experience freedom by aligning your will with what will (be), through knowledge: knowing what to expect when. We might also experience it by closing our eyes, metaphorically speaking.

BP shows us none/few of us are free. Those with BP aren't. Most without it are even less free still. People like to ignore and be in control.
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