Fascinating article about free will
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Ever since St Augustine suggested that humans had free will ( he had to or it implied his god was responsible for everything) there have been others who argued that we didn't. The evidence is mounting to show that we're a mass of influences beyond our control from our genes to our environment, culture and almost anything else you care to name.
This lengthy article is worth the effort to read.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/19/do-your-genes...