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It is said that even though behavior is completely de­termined, it is better that a man “feel free” or “believe that he is free.” If this means that it is better to be controlled in ways which have no aversive consequences, we may agree, but if it means that it is better to be controlled in ways against which no one revolts, it fails to take account of the possibility of deferred aversive consequences. (p. 39)