"...In a nut shell, belief in “free will” causes people to behave better towards others vs. those that think free will is an illusion..."
It certainly explains why. If you have no free will, then anything you do, no matter how good or bad, is something that you just had to do. It was preordained.
No free will is a free and simple explanation for any kind of behavior.
I was having a discussion with my brother tonight about the concept of hypocrisy, and how it is the favorite weapon of liberals.
They consider themselves free of the stain of hypocrisy, because they have no standards. Anything goes.
I have attempted to advance the concept I have regarding the lefts “embrace of uncertainty” for a number of years.
The one thing I know to be true is that people, and I mean everybody, have an amazing ability to rationalize their their behavior.
False and misguided rationalizations are becoming more and more the norm.
Because they have no fundamental foundations and more and more of our media are providing people with opportunities to escape or justify their beliefs and actions.