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That is somewhat true. However, Christianity does state that god gave humans free will, allowing them to make their own decisions. This often confuses me though, considering how god also claims to have control over everything and everyone at the same time as humans having free will. *sigh* Perhaps someone can explain that. I never have found an explanation for it in the Bible.
[Hypothesis]Is free will real, if it is free, only in the sense that it is 'permitted'?
Free will is either the ability to make decisions based on your will
or, your ability to decide your will without external influence... which is impossible, regards of God existance or not.
The manipulation of 'external influences' is used by people in many industries, politics and social situations (deliberately and unconsciously). It is designed to change the root of a persons free-will from their own experiences to the enactors will.
Experience -> Person A -> Decision (Free will -> but still contingent on experience)
Person B supports their own will by influencing the experience of Person A -> Decision (Will thus becomes partially contingent on Person B's influence)
God however, can (if he wishes), change a persons will without steering their life experiences, and that's what he avoids. Experiences do not directly force people to change their will.
Some non-empiricists will also believe will has non-material manifestations too, that don't require experience. Near all can not deny experience plays a role though.
[/A hypothesis that seems logically consistent to me]