His theory suggests that the ideas themselves take on lives of their own. However, if they are, in their inception, human, doesn't the person who first created them, who first thought them up have the free will to do so? Thus, the arguments made by both Dennett (2007) and the textbook are sound ones, but the idea of free will still has a fighting chance up against these clearly logical theories. If one were to say that one was controlled by his or her biology, or something a bit more flexible such as the instinct we often ascribe to animals, than it is to forget the diversity that we, as a race, have achieved. Today, our world is populated by people who not only speak different languages and have created different cultures, but it is also filled with those who have different likes and dislikes, and who are differently talented. Although many of these variables are as a result of biology, such as one's ability to acquire the...

The diversity displayed in the human race is not seen in other species, even in the primates that we often compare ourselves to. For this reason, it can be argued that people are not biologically predisposed to make certain choices, but they do so because they are different, and those differences drive them to choose in accordance with their likes, dislikes, and self-concept. Thus, free will is born.
References

Dennett, Dan. (2007). Talks Dan Dennett on Dangerous Memes. Retrieved September 1,

2009, from TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_dangerous_memes.html