Trigger warning - Free will, I truly believe we have misinterpreted what that is

[loostudent]

IM saying our interpretation of the term free will is wrong.
Independent or individual will is accurate...

I see. The problem is "free". But what is freedom actually?

There is an interesting definition of art:
That which is static and repetitive is boring. That which is dynamic and random is confusing. In between lies art. (John Locke)

The same is with (our) freedom. It lies between. It's balance between order and chaos, tradition and innovation, familiar and unknown, plan and improvisation ... Peterson explained this with yin-yang archetypes:

Order and chaos are the yang and yin of the famous Taoist symbol: two serpents, head to tail. Order is the white, masculine serpent; Chaos, its black, feminine counterpart. The black dot in the white—and the white in the black—indicate the possibility of transformation: just when things seem secure, the unknown can loom, unexpectedly and large. Conversely, just when everything seems lost, new order can emerge from catastrophe and chaos.

For the Taoists, meaning is to be found on the border between the ever-entwined pair. To walk that border is to stay on the path of life, the divine Way.