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b'Sam Harris argues trying to convince someone there is no free will does not negate that there is still no free will \\u2013 he equates this to knowing that 2 + 2 = 4 \\u2013 regardless if you know this information or not doesn\\u2019t change the fact.\\nI would disagree if you know 2 + 2 = 4 then that changes your decisions and the way you engage in life. So if information can change our trajectory in life then therefore there is free will because we can pick and choose what knowledge we pursue. (with a caveat 19:75, 76)\\nBelief changes our mind and ultimately changes our understanding \\nNeuroplasticity shows that our brains can change. When our brains change it changes our biology. Molecules of emotion. When someone has their brain controlled that makes there hand want to move there is another part of us that wills for the hand not to move out of our control.\\xa0 \\u2013 Candace Pert\\nGod designed a system in this world where whatever it is we believe God will lead us by that belief.\\nThis is apparent with the list of cognitive biases that we have that make us so believable to whatever it is we want to believe.\\xa0\\n[10:9] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life, their Lord guides them, by virtue of their belief. Rivers will flow beneath them in the gardens of bliss.\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases\\n[19:75] Say, "Those who choose to go astray, the Most Gracious will lead them on, until they see what is promised for them\\u2014either the retribution or the Hour. That is when they find out who really is worse off, and weaker in power." \\n[19:76] GOD augments the guidance of those who choose to be guided. For the good deeds are eternally rewarded by your Lord, and bring far better returns.\\xa0\\nTragic Statement: "My mind is made up!"\\n[2:88] Some would say, "Our minds are made up!" Instead, it is a curse from GOD, as a consequence of their disbelief, that keeps them from believing, except for a few of them.\\nSo how do we change if God veils some people from believing?\\n[7:146] I will divert from My revelations those who are arrogant on earth, without justification. Consequently, when they see every kind of proof they will not believe. And when they see the path of guidance they will not adopt it as their path, but when they see the path of straying they will adopt it as their path. This is the consequence of their rejecting our proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.\\n[45:23] Have you noted the one whose god is his ego? Consequently, GOD sends him astray, despite his knowledge, seals his hearing and his mind, and places a veil on his eyes. Who then can guide him, after such a decision by GOD? Would you not take heed?\\xa0\\nHow do we come out of being veiled?\\nHow do we know we are fooled vs. if we have the truth?\\nAbraham\\n[21:51] Before that, we granted Abraham his guidance and understanding, for we were fully aware of him.* Footnote [21:52] He said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoting yourselves?" [21:53] They said, "We found our parents worshiping them." [21:54] He said, "Indeed, you and your parents have gone totally astray." [21:55] They said, "Are you telling us the truth, or are you playing?" [21:56] He said, "Your only Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who created them. This is the testimony to which I bear witness. [21:57] "I swear by GOD, I have a plan to deal with your statues, as soon as you leave." [21:58] He broke them into pieces, except for a big one, that they may refer to it. [21:59] They said, "Whoever did this to our gods is really a transgressor." [21:60] They said, "We heard a youth threaten them; he is called Abraham." [21:61] They said, "Bring him before the eyes of all the people, that they may bear witness." [21:62] They said, "Did you do this to our gods, O Abraham?" \\xa0\\nAbraham Proves His Point\\n[21:63] He said, "It is that big one who did it. Go ask them, if they can speak." [21:64] They were taken aback, and said to themselves, "Indeed, you are the ones who'