Robert Sapolsky argues that human beings have no free will at all.

“we do not change we are changed by circumstance and we respond to that circumstance as a function of the person we SC got sculpted into being like so we have so we have free will but it's limited no it's none at all”

Free will is an illusion because all human intentions, thoughts, and actions are simply happenings within consciousness.

“everything is just happening including your thoughts and intentions and moves so life is a is a process of continuous Discovery you're part of the universe”

The physicist's perspective of cause and effect suggests that every action is a result of a preceding sequence that ultimately removes personal agency.

“if every action has a a preceding action to it you just take that all the way back till it's no longer in your Consciousness right and then something set those series of synaptic trips in sequence and then you end up saying something or doing something”

Ryan rejects the existence of free will.

“i don't believe we possess free will”

The phrase free will should be abandoned as it is a philosophical black hole.

“I guess the highlights for me of the meeting of where of course the discussion of free will I mean that's something that I thought and read a lot about and I guess I'm gratified that people seem to agree that it is a black hole of with ow and that's a black hole of philosophy”

Human choice is constrained by circumstances and automatized processes, yet individuals can choose their own future orientation and what to practice.

“obviously our choice isn't unconstrained we're not omniscient there's lots of things we can't do so even if we're free will absolutists we're still playing within a confined domain but you can't you say given what we discussed like throughout this entire conversation that you choose what to automate”

Humans possess free will to choose how they react to their circumstances and whether they fulfill their life plans or work on their karma.

“So we come into body with uh to one degree or another a life plan and but what we do with that life plan we can alter based on human conscious choice because we have free will.”

The speaker argues that individual agency exists and is not restricted by supernatural interference.

“do you think we have free will we obviously have free will yeah I agree no there isn't a supernatural force that tells me to do something or not to do something or stops me from doing something I shouldn't do”

Human beings possess free will and the capacity to change their life paths or outcomes even when they have made prior soul agreements.

“There is never anything set in stone. Although you have made agreements or you have created a plan for yourself, it is not set in stone. This is something that in your human existence you have the possibility to change or switch paths.”