{"id":526,"date":"2026-09-01T15:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanistcollective.com\/?post_type=library&#038;p=526"},"modified":"2026-09-04T00:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:07:44","slug":"sam-harris-free-will","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/humanistcollective.com\/fa\/library\/sam-harris-free-will\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0633\u0645 \u0647\u0631\u06cc\u0633: \u0627\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0647\u0654 \u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items526_c9b1d6-e6:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items526_c9b1d6-e6 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:-3rem;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items526_c9b1d6-e6 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa\"]{padding-top:2rem;margin-top:-2px;font-size:35px;font-style:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_11d98c-aa\">Sam Harris on &#8220;Free Will&#8221;<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id526_d90afc-43 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column526_0c52b0-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div style=\"color:#00000085;font-size:16px;margin-left:-4rem\" class=\"is-acf-field wp-elements-f95cdf082b8b8a2d2c9ca984f6e1f49d wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-text-color\"><div class=\"value\">Sam Harris<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading526_eeab97-d5\">What if the feeling of choosing is just that: a feeling? 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