The illusion of free will

An interesting article from John Searle has been published in New Scientist Jan. 13th, 2007, on the subject of Free Will, one of my interests.

An even more interesting letter from Andrew Smith Shrewsbury was published 3 weeks later, stating that :
"It is logically inescapable that free will, as usually defined, is an illusion"

I agree.

Still this conclusion is especially hard to accept, dealing a bad blow on our feeling of human power and freedom... !!