Philosophy & Psychology ·Thursday, June 11, 2026

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Would you want to know if your choices were scientifically predictable?

33%consensus12responses

Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices

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All answers

Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices33%
🇭🇷60+Man
Yes — truth is preferable to comfortable illusion regardless of the implications25%
🇳🇱35–44Woman
The premise is flawed — predictability and genuine choice are incompatible25%
🇧🇬35–44Man
No — the psychological cost of that knowledge would outweigh any benefit17%

Close call — “Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices” and “Yes — truth is preferable to comfortable illusion regardless of the implications” are nearly tied.

Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia43%🇳🇱Netherlands100%🇧🇬Bulgaria50%🇨🇿Czech Republic100%

Croatia is most divided — 43% “Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices” vs 29% “The premise is flawed — predictability and genuine choice are incompatible”.

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Age

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67%
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35–44 is most divided — 40% “No — the psychological cost of that knowledge would outweigh any benefit” vs 20% “Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices”.

2 of 12 respondents didn't share their info

Gender

50%
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Man is most divided — 40% “The premise is flawed — predictability and genuine choice are incompatible” vs 40% “Only if the knowledge was actionable and could meaningfully improve my choices”.

2 of 12 respondents didn't share their info

While there is continuing disagreement about the definition of free will, philosophers typically understand it as consisting of the kind and degree of control agents need over their actions and decisions to be blameworthy (or praiseworthy) for them.
https://oecs.mit.edu/pub/04xkf1kl/release/2

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