{"product_id":"9781454927358","title":"Free Will Explained","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling essay on free will from an internationally recognized authority on atheism, and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e   Do we have free will? And if we don’t, why do we \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e as if we do? In a godless universe governed by impersonal laws of cause and effect, are you responsible for your actions? Former evangelical minister Dan Barker (\u003ci\u003eGod: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e) unveils a novel solution to the question that has baffled scientists and philosophers for millennia. He outlines the concept of what he calls “harmonic free will,” a two-dimensional perspective that pivots the paradox on its axis to show that there is no single answer—both sides are right. Free will is a useful illusion: not a scientific, but a social truth.   ","brand":"Sterling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049793732848,"sku":"9781454927358","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781454927358_p0.jpg?v=1763849286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781454927358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}