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A Reddit thread argues free will is an illusion because your brain processes reality milliseconds after it happens — and that lag alone might prove the future is locked in.

Hard DeterminismCausal ClosureFree Will IllusionBlock Universe Theory

Theory Briefing

  • Photons take measurable time to reach your retina, meaning you never perceive the present — only a processed snapshot of the past.
  • If every perception is delayed and causally chained, the Reddit argument suggests no decision is ever truly 'in the moment.'
  • This mirrors hard determinism: if physical laws govern every particle, the future isn't chosen — it's already computed.