So basically, his argument is that, unless our choices are 100% completely independent of our environment, we don't have free will.<p>To be honest, I'm having trouble following his logic here, and advocating living a "lie" so that people don't suddenly go on a reefer-madness style rampage is in and of itself quite silly.<p>We can make choices for good or for worse, and you do so every day. If you're in a bad mood, you can be snarky and mean to the barista at the coffee shop, or you can just suck it up and be pleasant. Saying you have no free will in the matter is ridiculous.