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I genuinely meant what I said about not believing in free will. You don't have to share that belief, but if you're going to argue against my view, you can't just ignore this crucial detail.
If I was able to craft a perfect counterargument against their racist views, then they would helplessly change their mind about it and there would be no freedom in it. It's like claiming that 1 + 1 = 3 and someone then teaching them math and they actually understanding it. No matter how cherished that belief was, they'd be forced to change their mind kicking and screaming. There's zero freedom in being convinced by a well-crafted argument, and this works in both directions.