>I'm sorry, but the idea of free will is frankly idiotic
correct. free will is an illusion… as i see it.
>To say we have free will is to say we control the way our brains process and interpret information, but it's quite the contrary actually.
yes and no. you can't control the function, but you can control the perspective, which then changes how things are interpreted.
for instance I see the world as being one entity.. and that then shapes my perspective while watching events.
those that see the world as being separate from themselves experience the world entirely differently (more fear, anxiety, .. randomness is a symptom of living in a separate world) accidents happen to you..
in my world you learn to watch you thoughts, but mostly your general mood. and it is hard to catch yourself slipping into anger (it is seductively fun to be angry.)
>We can't control the way our biological body is or where we are born and how we are raised.
hmm.. interesting. i've changed so much about myself that I now find this rather humorous.
I saw myself as being a purely spiritual being and learned to meditate (shut the winnie the pooh up in mind) ..
that then led to my being able to hear loud noises and not jump, but see it, and decide what to do.. my natural reactions have been reduced .. more and more I decide because I am present.
>No free will at all, just circumstances.
you think you live in a random world? then so you shall experience it .
try living in a divine world.. in which every single thing is God in action, that to listen is to hear, and there is more to hear than you think in every conversation.
people are being more honest than you know.. and more deceitful (because they also lie to themselves.. they can't possibly be honest with you)
as a person that literally spent years living in the hands of God.
I can say you have no idea what you are talking about..
but.. be honest that that is what you see .. think/feel.
hopefully you can try some other ideas, like that of living in a divine world in which God is there for you at every turn.. but he can only help you if you think he can..
God wants you to do the impossible so everyone knows it was because of God.
peace, love, joy -> seed happiness