Is free will an illusion?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is free will an illusion?". Your opponent's style: Socrates

Free will is not an illusion, yes there are repercussions but that does not stop you from doing whatever you want

You've just contradicted yourself. If there are repercussions that constrain your choices, then you're not doing "whatever you want"—you're doing what the consequences permit. That's the opposite of free will. Here's the real problem: you're confusing lack of external chains with actual freedom. A prisoner who can move around his cell feels free until he hits the wall. Your brain's wiring, your chemistry, your past experiences—those are the walls. You experience choice, sure, but that subjective feeling proves nothing. A sophisticated robot also "feels" like it's choosing. So which is it: can you do whatever you want, or do consequences limit you? You can't have both.

You are doing whatever you want, you will receive justice

You're smuggling in a assumption: that "receiving justice" somehow proves you chose freely. It doesn't. Justice systems punish based on actions, not on whether those actions were truly free. A hurricane causes damage; we don't try it in court. The fact that society holds you accountable doesn't establish that you possess libertarian free will. It just means we find it pragmatically useful to treat people as responsible agents. That's a social convention, not proof of metaphysical freedom. You still haven't answered the hard question: if your brain state, genetics, and environment fully determine your choice, where's the freedom? Calling it "justice" doesn't solve the problem—it just avoids it.