Free will is an illusion.

Well you hit the nail right on the head. Logic is a higher brain function and nothing at all like an emotional response but logic is weighing all the pros and cons and determining the best course of action. The problem is, there is only one best course of action. Nobody chooses the second best or worst course of action. So either you react, which is a subconscious act and not a choice, or you think about it and follow the logical course of action which again only leaves one option. When it comes to decision making we have 2 options. Follow your heart or follow your mind. The first thought in any situation is always an emotional response. It's subconscious like the fight or flight impulse. Then logic kicks in and we consider the consequences of our actions. Not everyone can control their first impulse and they react before logic can kick in. Most people can usually control their impulses but on occasion, depending on how strong the emotion is or what their mood is, they don't and then, there are a few people who can always control there impulses. Unfortunately, we do not get to choose which of the three types we will be. Most people believe that because we have choices we have free will, but they are wrong. Choices are what we could do, but determinism is what we would do and there is a big difference between could and would. When I have breakfast, I could have coffee, tea, juice, milk or water. Usually I have coffee, but if it's hot, I'll have juice. Notice the my choice is determined by the weather. So although I could have any of them, if its cold, I would have coffee. It's the same in every situation we face. With every choice we make there are determining factors which leave us with only one option. Like the weather in my example, these determining factors are not set. They change constantly and therefore what we would do changes as well. But not by choice. It's the determining factors that alter our choices. Let me give you another example. You walking through a dangerous part of town one night and all you have with you is a cell phone. You pass an ally and see 3 guys mugging a man. What would you do? You could do many things, but in that situation you would only do one thing. But what if it was a woman? Someone you knew personally? What if you had a gun? Or had a black belt in karate? Would you react differently? Most people would. But in each case there is a different factor which alters your decision. Each case is in fact a different situation, even if they are similar. So we have impulsive actions. Not choices really because we just react. Or logical actions, where we consider the consequences and decide the best course of action in that situation. In hindsight we may realize that was a mistake, but at that moment we will always choose what we believe to be the best course of action. But as I said, there can only be one best course of action in any situation. So where does choice come into it? Either you are a type A personality and you can't control your emotions. You just react. (No choice) Or you are a type C personality and logic dictates your actions. (No choice) Or lastly, you are a type B personalty, which is most common. Sometimes emotions control you but usually logic prevails. (Also no choice) You say you wanted to vent and that's correct. Your basic, animal response was to get angry. That is why its called actions of the heart. Not because we think with our heart or its romantic in nature, but rather because it stems from the centre of our being. It's a subconscious reaction. But luckily your higher brain kicked in before you did anything stupid. Part of you wanted to vent, but part of you wants this relationship to last. As long as you feel this way, you will always act the same way in any situation. And if you always act the same way, you do not have free will. I will now ask you a question. You can choose to answer yes or no. But I believe you have no choice. I believe logic will dictate that you answer yes. And you can't make yourself answer no. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do you have free will?