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To the contrary, I think we can pretty clearly make a distinction. Consider two men in a locked room. Neither can leave. One man wants to be there, the other does not. Do we really want to say that there's no difference between these two men?

Just as another comment, I think the idea that we might have "completely" free will is generally a red herring. Next to no one really thinks our will is completely free, that is, completely unfettered as to its choice between two alternatives. We always make choices within a situation, and while some people want to say that this situation doesn't determine our choice, almost no one wants to say that it doesn't affect our choice.

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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."

"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche