Episode 30: Free Willy or Free Won’ty, Free Will, Will Power and the Real Reason Why Little Willy Won’t Go Home

Do you have free will or is everything you do pre-determined? You’ll find out if you tune in to this episode OR you’ll find out if you don’t tune in to this episode.

Episode 30: Free Willy or Free Won’ty: Free Will, Will Power, and the Real Reason Why Little Willy Won’t Go Home

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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