“A moment or two of serious self-scrutiny, and you might observe that you no more decide the next thought you think than the next thought I write.” ― Sam Harris, Free Will

Modern science has called the whole concept of Free Will into question by showing that all our choices are the sum total of our inherited genes and our cumulative experiences, neither of which we have any real control over.  In this first session, Sam Harris builds the case for understanding our will, and thus our world, from the position of determinism.