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Why denying free will can make cheating easier

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When people are briefly convinced that the universe is deterministic and they have no real control over their actions, their ethical standards immediately collapse. Studies show that simply reading arguments against free will causes subjects to cheat heavily on subsequent tests. If we can easily blame the cosmos, we instantly drop the exhausting act of being good people.

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