I agree with you in that we have free will
but there are some interesting examples of that could require some discussion
try stopping your heart beat
how long can you hold your breath or not blink
and for me there is the (sad) case where a man started molesting his daughter, there was no previous history of him doing so. It turned out he had a growth in his brain. The tumour was removed his urges stopped. Eventually the urge to molest returned together with the tumour.
The first couple of examples are trivial, but we must (I think) accept we are chemical machines to some degree. In the last few months there have been interesting articles on free will in the new scientist
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