Three possibilities come to mind:

Is there an evolutionary purpose?

Does it arise as a consequence of our mental activities, a sort of side effect of our thinking?

Is it given a priori (something we have to think in order to think at all)?

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses! Just one thing I saw come up a few times I’d like to address: a lot of people are asking ‘Why assume this?’ The answer is: it’s purely rhetorical! That said, I’m happy with a well thought-out ‘I dispute the premiss’ answer.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    if you found out that free will is an inherently flawed concept

    I also cannot imagine finding out that the hole in my ass is bigger than I am.

    • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Then I have some bad news for you, about calculating the interior volume of a cylinder. You’ve got a lot of hole coiled up inside you