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Originally Posted by notjeffgoldblum
Do non-theists typically not believe in free will?
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There is no scientific basis to believe in free will, rather than all our thoughts and actions being pre-determined by our brain chemistry and nervous system interacting with external stimuli. People who reject the metaphysical (i.e. "theism," though my use of the term reflects my desire for parsimony rather than accuracy) implicitly reject the existence of free will as well.
As for Calvinism, pre-destination is not the same as the absence of free will (our capacity for self-willed choice would be spiritually irrelevent rather than non-existent), though I agree that its an unnactractive theology.