Resource Interesting "anti-determinism" article I found

[Warlord's Pulse]

Your Past Does Not Have to Determine Your Future

Albert Ellis, the originator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, argued that believing in the unchangeable influence of the past is invalid and self-defeating. Human behavior is highly unpredictable. Just because a person reacts in some circumstances one way does not necessarily predict they...

rebtdoctor.com

Can be somewhat useful, albeit quite naive about taking full control over our lives as that impossible, however, the criticism over "past obsessive" therapies are valid

 

[fedup1982]

Nice find but I cant get out of the understanding that the universe is deterministic and so free will is an illusion. And AFAIK its known that at least group behaviour of people is very predictable?

 

[Warlord's Pulse]

Nice find but I cant get out of the understanding that the universe is deterministic and so free will is an illusion. And AFAIK its known that at least group behaviour of people is very predictable?

It has much more to do about math than psychology, honestly; group behaviour is more predictable simply because the more sample you have, the more consistent it will be to the expectancy.

And about free will, you don't necessarily need "determinism" to invalidate free will, you just need to consider the true force of things that are outside of our control (sheer randonness, our biology/genetic, upbringing, sociocultural context etc)
I would argue that, regardless of free will really existing or not, we have to try and act as it's real

 

[Cosmophobic]

I would argue that, regardless of free will really existing or not, we have to try and act as it's real

I think we should try to act as if it's not. Free will always feels real in immediate experience so it requires no effort for us to act as if it's real. Remembering that the universe and consequently everything in it is deterministic requires conscious effort.

I think a species that operates under the assumption that it's free to shape its own destiny is less cautious, more vengeful and judgemental and less willing to understand. The feeling that we are free to as we choose would be under no danger of disappearing if we collectively decided to accept a determinstic view of the universe and ourselves. It's not a scary prospect. We'd still feel ourselves to be freely choosing things. We'd just retain the insight that in a mechanical universe we should try to be kinder, less punitive and more understanding.

 

[fedup1982]

I think we should try to act as if it's not. Free will always feels real in immediate experience so it requires no effort for us to act as if it's real. Remembering that the universe and consequently everything in it is deterministic requires conscious effort.

I think a species that operates under the assumption that it's free to shape its own destiny is less cautious, more vengeful and judgemental and less willing to understand. The feeling that we are free to as we choose would be under no danger of disappearing if we collectively decided to accept a determinstic view of the universe and ourselves. It's not a scary prospect. We'd still feel ourselves to be freely choosing things. We'd just retain the insight that in a mechanical universe we should try to be kinder, less punitive and more understanding.

You hit the nail on the head for me. Being kinder, more understanding, less punitive are traits that will make the difference between a dystopia or society collapsing and having a utopia.