We stroll through life believing that all of the choices we make are our own. We hold our freedom in the highest esteem. But should we? Are we really free to do as we choose?

We are born with predefined preferences. One has no idea what determines things such as not liking a certain kind of food, or a color that is preferential over all other colors. We say, “That’s just the way I am. That’s what I was born with.” And that is exactly right. Each of us is born with a certain preference for each of our senses, whether it be what we see, smell, taste, hear, or feel. But these initial determined factors go way beyond that. We also have set emotional things we like or dislike naturally.

All of these preferences are in us from the get go, right out of the shoot. We have virtually no freedom of choice in their determination, and without outside influence, they will be followed every time. In other words, regarding what we are born with, there is no freedom at all.