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Originally Posted by Burning Down
Yes, I think so. I think this can be broken down to free will, i.e.: what made you want to achieve the things that you have? People make decisions for themselves - we are not puppets solely controlled by any higher beings.
Pride is not illogical either. Some things take a lot of time, effort, and money to achieve (like a university degree or something), and there's no shame in being proud of accomplishing something.
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Before I comment on anything else, I'll just say that I do not believe in free will, and that the belief comes not from a higher power controlling us like puppets, but the combination of nature and nurture that shapes us and influences us into doing what we do.
When you boil it down to what a 'choice' is, it's neuron activity sending a pulse to your body to execute an action. We have far less control over that than we think we do imo.