Morality and religion have as their cornerstone the concept of free will. But do we, humans, really have the capacity for free will?
You’re about to find out that the answer is not as obvious as the lawmakers and religious leaders would like you to believe…
First though, let’s look at the essence/meaning of free will.

Free will is nothing but a concept, a construct of the mind.
Whilst at the higher levels, the statement: “You are not the doer” essentially undercuts free will’s raison d’être, those at the lower level of consciousness value it as their greatest gift; as that that differs humans from animals. This is where it has a stranglehold on peoples’ actions and behaviors, and there’s no better proof of the existence of free will than the persistent unwillingness, by the great majority of humans, to realize their true nature. Instead, they’ll say: “Spirituality is not for me; I know that everybody has to die, and nothing is going to change my predicament.” True, we all have to die. However, the choices you’ve made when living will define your final moments. And by gaining the inner knowledge, the knowingness that you are not the body and you are not the mind is the best assurance of a peaceful crossover…

The great majority that values their free will so much doesn’t understand that it really is the ego’s will; always looking for gain, always challenged. Those few, who choose to accept God’s Will, are at peace with themselves. They know the illusory nature of the world that we live in. And as the contemporary science unravels new mysteries, your and mine independent existence, let alone our free will is being seriously questioned.
Just watch this video to the end; don’t run away shouting in terror…

You see, this little parasite Toxoplasma gondii is just one of many that form the “you” from the bodily aspect. There are many more that right now remain unknown, and so does their influence on our behavior. They make our bodies merely conglomerates of living organisms, with the individuality that we are so proud of, nowhere to be seen.
How, then, can anybody aspire to a free will? What hope do you and I have to act “on our own?”
Whether your imagination is healthy, or sick, it definitely is influenced by factors totally beyond your control.
Get real, abandon your pridefulness. After all, it may be of a parasite-induced kind…