Subject: Re: Free will?
I don't think it's lifelong formulation of an underlying orientation. If we behaved as if there were no free choice, we probably would have been selected against (evolutionarily) and not be here to discuss this at all. Also, your example of youngster vs adults...that's wiring. Adults have experienced a lot more in life, good and bad, and the wiring of the brain has changed accordingly. This rewiring is a lifelong process, occurring constantly. It would be unusual for young people to be wired the same as us older people.