“I believe what I’ve just read from you is a person explaining how they skillfully used their free will to come to the conclusion that they have no free will.”
I kinda figured that that was what you were aiming for, but you never defined “free-will” to begin with, in the way I asked, so therefore you confuse the existence of the “will,” which I never denied, with “free-will,” which is a wholly mythological thing.
Free will as defined as what you just illustrated. This is why I wished a specific example to work with.
Examining and evaluating facts and experience, using judgement, making choices determined by a chosen criteria and choosing to act based on these choices and conclusions.
What is your definition of free will?