[Avodah] Free Will vs. Physics

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> Physics limits free will -- I can't choose to fly just by flapping my
> bare arms. But within the domain of options physics allows, my choices
> are free.

There's a well-known (I think) saying: With enough mesirus nefesh one can
jump off the roof for the sake of Hashem, but no amount of mesirus nefesh
will allow one to jump up to the roof.

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