{"product_id":"free-will-explained-9781454927365","title":"Free Will Explained","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA compelling essay on free will from an internationally recognized authority on atheism, and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Do we have free will? And if we don’t, why do we \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e as if we do? In a godless universe governed by impersonal laws of cause and effect, are you responsible for your actions? Former evangelical minister Dan Barker (\u003ci\u003eGod: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e) unveils a novel solution to the question that has baffled scientists and philosophers for millennia. He outlines the concept of what he calls “harmonic free will,” a two-dimensional perspective that pivots the paradox on its axis to show that there is no single answer—both sides are right. Free will is a useful illusion: not a scientific, but a social truth.   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67881402794162,"sku":"9781454927365","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781454927365.jpg?v=1793725404","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/free-will-explained-9781454927365","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}