The Definition Of Free Will

Scott Adams coins a new one:

Suppose we define a creature to haveconsciousness and free will if it demonstrates the ability to use theexternal world to reprogram its own brain toward specific ends. By thisdefinition, reading a book in order to change one's mood or gain datawould be an example of both consciousness and free will. But a monkeyusing a stick as a tool to get bugs would be nothing more than eating.The monkey is not trying to become a smarter or happier monkey; he'sjust feeding his ...