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Letter: We may have free will, but we have ceded power

Published 13 August 2025

From Peter Cundall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Howie Firth, proposing we have free will, asks why “we” fail to better sustain the life of our planet. Even if most people desire a better future, the fate of the planet is controlled by politicians and corporations over which we have almost no control. They have a vested interest in maximising control and profit. We, the people, don’t have the power that Firth mentions(Letters, 12 July).

Issue no. 3556 published 16 August 2025

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