So why do humans believe in free will?
The main reason might be that free will is part of the foundation of the universal human survival system. Darwinian stuff. Remove a belief in free will and society won't function. If Putin doesn't have free will, he is not responsible for his war.
A belief in free will might be an example of what Wittgenstein called a foundational certainty. By "certainty" he meant something no one doubts. People may say they doubt the reality of free will, but no one actually walks that walk.
Foundational assumptions shape our thinking. They are basic to our interpretations. They structure how we evaluate reality claims.
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