Exploring the Illusion of Free Will

By George Ortega

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Welcome to Exploring the Illusion of Free Will. The podcast of the world’s first successful initiative to popularize the refutation of free will, in order to help create a blame-free, guilt-free, arrogance-free and envy-free world.

Episode Date
216. The Last Episode, at Least for a While, or Maybe Forever
Jan 24, 2017
215. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 10
Jan 24, 2017
214. Free Will and We Got You Now President-Elect Trump, Part 4
Jan 24, 2017
213. Free Will and We Got You Now President-Elect Trump, Part 3
Jan 24, 2017
212. Free Will and We Got You Now President-Elect Trump, Part 2
Jan 24, 2017
211. Free Will and We Got You Now President-Elect Trump, Part 1
Jan 24, 2017
210. Free Will and Trump’s Self-Destruction
Jan 23, 2017
209. How the Laws of Nature Make Free Will Impossible, Part 4
Jan 23, 2017
208. How the Laws of Nature Make Free Will Impossible, Part 3
Jan 23, 2017
207. How the Laws of Nature Make Free Will Impossible, Part 2
Jan 23, 2017
206. How the Laws of Nature Make Free Will Impossible, Part 1
Jan 23, 2017
205. Free Will Belief and Climate Change Denial
Jan 22, 2017
204. Free Will and Unconscious Decisions
Jan 22, 2017
203. Integrating Disbelief in Free Will
Jan 22, 2017
202. Free Will, Guilt and Punishment
Jan 22, 2017
201. Free Will, Atheists and God
Jan 22, 2017
200. Free Will Belief and Happiness
Jan 21, 2017
199. Why Free Will Makes No Sense
Jan 21, 2017
198. Free Will and Pragmatic vs. Fundamental Responsibility
Jan 21, 2017
197. Free Will and Hunger
Jan 21, 2017
196. Being Rich, Free Will and the 2016 Presidential Election
Jan 21, 2017
195. Being Overweight, Free Will and the 2016 Presidential Election
Jan 20, 2017
194. Being Gay, Free Will, and the 2016 Presidential Election
Jan 20, 2017
193. No Free Will, and Why is Nobody Getting This?
Jan 20, 2017
192. Is Proving God Bigger than Disproving Free Will?
Jan 20, 2017
191. No Free Will, and a Proof for God’s Existence
Jan 20, 2017
190. Free Will, Self-Blame, Punishment and Depression
Jan 19, 2017
189. Free Will and Enlightenment
Jan 19, 2017
188. Refuting Quantum Defenses of Free Will…Again
Jan 19, 2017
187. Free Will Disbelief as Self-Help
Jan 19, 2017
186. Why Universal Will, and not Free Will, Governs Behavior
Jan 19, 2017
185. Free Will Belief Causes Needless Suffering
Jan 18, 2017
184. Free Will and Perfection
Jan 18, 2017
183. Free Will: Why Randomness Won’t Help
Jan 18, 2017
182. Free Will and Addiction
Jan 18, 2017
181. Why Defending Free Will is Evil
Jan 18, 2017
180. Free Will and Choice
Jan 16, 2017
179. Free Will, Causes and Reasons
Jan 16, 2017
178. Chandler Klebs: I didn’t Choose Atheism
Jan 16, 2017
177. Chandler Klebs on Free Will, Determinism, and Abortion
Jan 16, 2017
176. Chandler Klebs Refutes Free Will
Jan 16, 2017
175. Free Will: How Overcoming the Belief Creates a Better World
Jan 02, 2017
174. Free Will, Powerlessness, Stupidity and Immorality
Jan 02, 2017
173. Free Will: Why Even a Little is Impossible
Jan 02, 2017
172. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 9
Jan 02, 2017
171. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 8
Jan 02, 2017
170. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 7
Dec 30, 2016
169. Free Will: Debunking Quantum Physics Defenses
Dec 30, 2016
168. Free Will: Why Such a Powerful Illusion?
Dec 30, 2016
167. Free Will or Causal Will?
Dec 30, 2016
166. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 6
Dec 30, 2016
165. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 5
Dec 26, 2016
164. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 4
Dec 26, 2016
163. Free Will and Becoming Mega-Famous
Dec 26, 2016
162. Why Overcoming Free Will Belief Matters
Dec 26, 2016
161. Free Will and Elliot Rodger
Dec 26, 2016
160. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 3
Dec 18, 2016
159. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 2
Dec 18, 2016
158. Free Will: Refutation, Cost, Role in Climate Change Denial, Pt. 1
Dec 18, 2016
157. Free Will, and How to Teach Kids We Lack it
Dec 18, 2016
156. Free Will and Our Intelligent Universe
Dec 18, 2016
155. Free Will, Causality and Human Beings
Dec 15, 2016
154. The Last Episode, at least for a while
Dec 15, 2016
153. The Free Will Puppet Test
Dec 15, 2016
152. Free Will and Doing the Best We Can
Dec 15, 2016
151. The Free Will Illusion: Documentaries and Fictionalizations
Dec 15, 2016
150. Free Will and the Problem of Pain
Jul 29, 2014
149. How Pleasure Refutes Free Will
Jul 29, 2014
148. Free Will and Why Causality is A Priori
Jul 29, 2014
147. Free Will: A Litmus Test for Critical Analysis and Maturity
Jul 29, 2014
146. No Free Will Off the Cuff #10
Jul 29, 2014
145. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 6
Jul 29, 2014
144. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 5
Jul 29, 2014
143. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 4
Jul 29, 2014
142. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 3
Jul 29, 2014
141. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 2
Jul 29, 2014
140. Free Will: Refuting Roy Baumeister’s Slate.Com Defense, Part 1
Jul 29, 2014
139. Free Will: Why No Action Mechanism Supports it
Jul 29, 2014
138. Free Will: Why We Don’t Even Experience it – A Review
Jul 29, 2014
137. Free Will and the Mental Health System
Jul 29, 2014
136. Free Will and the Problem with Philosophy
Jul 29, 2014
135. After Free Will: What Stays the Same
Jul 29, 2014
134. Free Will and Other Things We Lack
Jul 29, 2014
133. How Free Will Belief Invites Arrogance
Jul 29, 2014
132. Un-Free Will Integration Strategies
Jul 29, 2014
131. What’s Not Up to Free Will
Jul 29, 2014
130. How Free Will Belief Invites Guilt
Jul 29, 2014
129. Lokesh Hanumappa on Free Will, Happiness, Guilt and Blame
Jul 29, 2014
128. Free Will Refuted by the Pleasure Principle
Jul 29, 2014
127. Free Will and Morality; Pragmatic, Not Fundamental
Apr 14, 2014
126. How Free Will Belief Poisons Anger
Apr 12, 2014
125. No Free Will, and Accepting We’re Peopleuppets
Apr 11, 2014
124. Free Will and the Unconscious as Our Mind
Apr 10, 2014
123. Determinism, Causality, and Free Will; ‘til You Get It
Apr 09, 2014
122. No Free Will: Why We Repeat Themes
Apr 08, 2014
121. Our Unfree Will: Very Strange, but Inescapable
Apr 07, 2014
120. No Free Will and Forgiveness
Apr 06, 2014
118. No Free Will as a Revolutionary Religious Precept
Apr 03, 2014
117. Exploring our Unconscious Un-Free Will
Apr 02, 2014
116. The Un-Free Will Consciousness Revolution is Here!
Apr 01, 2014
115. No Free Will Off the Cuff 9
Mar 31, 2014
114. Different Definitions of Free Will; Different Refutations
Mar 20, 2014
113. Idioms and Beliefs that Reveal Disbelief in Free Will
Mar 19, 2014
112. Probabilities are Inconsequential to Question of Free Will
Mar 17, 2014
111. Why People Believe in Free Will
Mar 16, 2014
110. Review of Free Will Refutations
Mar 15, 2014
109. Not Having a Free Will Sucks; Knowing this Doesn't
Jan 29, 2014
108. No Free Will and Compensation
Jan 08, 2014
107. We Could Not Have Chosen Otherwise; We do Not Have a Free Will
Jan 06, 2014
106. We Can Never, Ever Have Free Will
Jan 02, 2014
105. Free Will is Satan's Shield
Dec 17, 2013
104. Free Will and the Purpose of Consciousness
Dec 14, 2013
103. No Free Will Off the Cuff #8
Dec 09, 2013
102 Free Will vs. No Free Will Interactions
Dec 06, 2013
101. Free Will, Purpose, Meaning and the Universe
Aug 11, 2013
100. Episode 100: No Free Will; The New Cosmology
Jul 02, 2013
99. No Free Will and Praying to God mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
98. Free Will: What Sam Harris Gets Right and Wrong Part IV
Apr 28, 2013
97. Cause and Effect Makes Free Will Impossible
Apr 28, 2013
96. Free Will: What Sam Harris Gets Right and Wrong Part III mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
95. Free Will: What Sam Harris Gets Right and Wrong Part II mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
94. Free Will: What Sam Harris Gets Right and Wrong Part I mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
93. Unconscious Data and Processing Means No Free Will mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
92. Why Even a Little Free Will is Impossible mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
91. No Free Will Off the Cuff #7 mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
90. Custers and Aarts Undermine Free Will in Journal Science Part II mp3 128kbps
Apr 28, 2013
89. Custers and Aarts Undermine Free Will in Journal Science, Part I mp3 128kbps
Apr 27, 2013
88. Un-Free Will is Driven by Hard-Wired Drives_mp3_128kbps
Apr 26, 2013
87. Free Will Claims Based on Fears and Desires
Apr 25, 2013
86. No Free Will - Humanity's New Consciousness
Apr 23, 2013
85. Why Some People Don't Get It About Free Will
Feb 26, 2013
84. The No Free Will Way of Addressing Crime
Feb 26, 2013
83. Free Will and No Third Alternative To Causality and Randomness
Feb 26, 2013
82. We Don't Have Free Will Because God Created Us
Feb 26, 2013
81. No Free Will Isn't a License to Do Whatever We Want
Feb 25, 2013
80. Defining and Refuting Free Will -€“ A Review
Feb 25, 2013
79. Refuting Free Will is THE Hot Topic - CRD#3 - New Co-Host
Feb 25, 2013
78. Tarl Warwick Explains Why God's Omniscience Refutes Free Will
Feb 25, 2013
77. History's Top Scientist, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, Refutes Free Will, 4 of 4
Feb 25, 2013
76. History's Top Scientist, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, Refutes Free Will, 3 of 4
Feb 25, 2013
75. History's Top Scientist, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, Refutes Free Will, 2 of 4
Feb 25, 2013
74. History's Top Scientist, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, Refutes Free Will, 1 of 4
Feb 25, 2013
73. Discussion 8. Defining Free Will, and Putting it to the Test with Dr. Kurt Johnson
Feb 25, 2013
72. Our Moral Choices Teach Us They’re Not From Free Will
Feb 25, 2013
71. Discussion 7. Models of the Self, and Human Will with Dr. Kurt Johnson
Feb 25, 2013
70. Discussion 6. Causal Reality Discussion 2 with Dr. Kurt Johnson
Feb 25, 2013
69. Discussion 5. Dr. Kurt Johnson on the Nature of Human Will
Feb 25, 2013
68. Discussion 4. Causal Reality Discussion 1
Feb 25, 2013
67. Discussion 3. Interdisciplinary Descriptions of Causal Will
Feb 25, 2013
66. Discussion 2. How Causality Makes Free Will Impossible
Feb 25, 2013
65. Deprogramming Ourselves From Free Will Belief
Feb 25, 2013
64. Discussion 1. What is the Question, and Why Does it Matter?
Feb 25, 2013
63. Beverly Goldberg on Human Will and Criminal Justice
Feb 25, 2013
62. Our Surreal No Free Will Reality
Feb 25, 2013
61. Why Quantum Mechanics Cannot Rescue Free Will
Feb 25, 2013
60. Ten Ways to Refute Free Will
Feb 25, 2013
59. Causal Reality Off the Cuff # 6
Feb 24, 2013
58. Occupy and the 1%’s Dilemma About the Myth of Free Will
Jul 29, 2012
57. The Experience of Losing One's Sense of Free Will
Jul 29, 2012
56. The Ortega Two Step Refutation of Free Will
Jul 29, 2012
55. Understanding Our Universal Will Does Not Equal Fatalism
Jul 29, 2012
54_Scientific Theism, and Why God's Will is Not Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
53_Causal Reality Off the Cuff 5 - Overcoming Free Will Belief is the Biggest Thing Ever_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
52_Free Will vs. Universal Will Belief – The New Intelligence/Morality Test_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
51_Because Randomness is Only Apparent, Free Will is Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
50_Freud Popularized the Unconscious - Ortega is Popularizing Unconscious Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
49_Free Will Belief Encourages the Most Hateful Belief Possible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
48_The "Why Did the Universe Do That?" Response to Wrongful Behavior_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
47_Enjoying Our Universal Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
46_Human Will is Universal_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
45. Why the Idea of "Alternative Possibilities" IS the Free Will Illusion_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
44_Overcoming Free Will Belief to Create a World Without Blame_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
43_Causal Reality Off the Cuff 4_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
42_How Young Women's Procreative Drive is Fueling the Global Revolution_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
41_Free Will is More of an Erroneous Deduction than an Illusion_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
40_Because Consciousness is Awareness, Free Will is Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
39_Human Will and the Occupy Global Revolution_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
38_The Messenger and I Have Evolved Human Consciousness_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
37_Causal Will Therapy -- Curing the Insanity of Free Will Belief_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
36_A Completely Unconscious Will is Not a Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
35_If We Had a Free Will, We Could..._mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
34_Causal Reality Off the Cuff, 3 - Standing_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
33_How Overcoming the Free Will Illusion Frees Us from Judgment and Anger_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
32_How Cause and Effect Refute Free Will - earthquake episode_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
31_Whether God has a free will, and God defined as The Causal Past_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
30_Human Will, and the Operative Distinction between Determinism and Causality_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
29_Free Will vs. Causal, Unconscious Will Responses to Economic Downturns_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
28. Galen Strawson's "Nothing Can be Causa Sui" Refutation of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
27_Why If We Had a Free Will, We Could Not Interact with Inanimate Matter_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
14_Why Both Causality and Randomness Make Free Will Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
13_Overcoming Blame, Guilt, Envy and Arrogance by Overcoming the Illusion of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
15_Why Frankfurt's "Second Order Desires" Do Not Allow for a Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
12_Why the Concept of Free Will is Incoherent_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
26_Because Essential Elements of Every Decision are Stored in the Unconscious, Free Will is Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
25_Causal Reality, Off the Cuff 2_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
24_Implications of Overcoming the Illusion of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
23_Exploring Western Religious Perspectives on the Nature of Human Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
22 Why Deliberation is Not Evidence of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
21_How State-of-the-Universe Causality Makes Free Will Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
20. Darryl J. Jenkins on the Nature of Human Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
19_Causal Reality Off the Cuff 1_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
18_Why Humans Cannot Circumvent Natural Law to Gain Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
17_Revitalizing Religion through Transcending the Illusion of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
16_Overcoming the Illusion of Free Will as an Evolutionary Leap in Consciousness_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
11_The Absurdity of Varying Degrees of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
10_Why Change as the Basic Universal Process Makes Free Will Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
09_Overcoming Our Reluctance to Overcome the Illusion of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
9. Overcoming Our Reluctance to Overcome the Illusion of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
08_Asking When a Child Gains it Illuminates Incoherence of Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
07_How the Unsolicited Participation of the Unconscious Makes Free Will Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
06._How the Hedonic Imperative Makes Free Will Impossible_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
05_We Do Not "Experience" Free Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
04_What it all means_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
03_Morality Within a Causal Will Perspective_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
02_Proving Causal Will in Real Time_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012
01_How I Came to See My Causal Will_mp3_128kbps
May 16, 2012