Freshly baked philosophy by Cognitive Cupcake, where even your existential dread comes with frosting. Welcome to the Free Will Bakery You walk into the bakery. Four chefs stand before you. Each claims to know exactly how your cupcake was made. You just wanted a snack. Instead, you’re about to get a lesson on free will….

Ah, philosophy — where even words that sound like synonyms are ready to tear each other apart in a dark alley. Today, we gather three heavyweight contenders: Physicalism, Materialism, and Naturalism. They often sit together at academic cocktail parties, but each secretly believes it’s the superior worldview. Let’s dissect the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences between them. Materialism: The…