# Misinterpreted thread titles

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[Is your will straightforward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-will-straightforward/1006208)

I used to think it was. I’m offered a choice of cereal or eggs for breakfast. I choose cereal. Boom, free will exercised. Pretty straightforward.

But then I wonder-- was I influenced by nostalgic memories of being served cereal as a kid? Did I choose cereal because I was convinced by the media that cereal is a healthier choice? Is there something in my genetic makeup that causes me to prefer cereal? Did I exercise free will, or was I captive to outside circumstance? Does free will exist at all?!?

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