Originally Posted by
nycguy83 
Having experienced the demons of compulsive substance use, and then been told to believe I am powerless, I've often pondered the nature of the human will, how it arises, and just how free or bound it actually is.
So if free will is an illusion then we are indeed powerless? A personal inquiry into this would be interesting.
I guess that saying that free will is an illusion alludes to that we don't have choice over the thoughts we experience, that we are not the authors of thoughts.