Even today, people are more and more aware of how genes affect their emotional behaviors and physical health, and how economic and social circumstances shape their character. Yet they still approach the questions of their daily lives as if they have freedom of choice, and the criminal justice system has been loathe to refuse to punish people, simply because of defendant's unavoidable previous circumstances. Politicians pass legislation that suggests human behavior can be changed, such as anti-smoking laws. Even...

The idea of determinism is as old as the Greek's Oedipus Rex, but even Oedipus tried to avoid his fate. While Max finds it too emotionally brutalizing to continue his quest of comprehension, others will surely carry on the future -- but just as many will also ignore deterministic ideas because they feel they have free choice.