Comment by mnicky

Sorry, this wasn't a reply to the free will part.

And yes, I meant the problem of the first cause, but it probably isn't a strict refutation...

And also, when it's stated as "every effect has a cause" (not "everything," as I first understood it), then it's probably even a tautology :)

To the free will part itself - I can say that I decided to do B because of a reason A (so the effect B was caused directly by my decision and indirectly by A) and I still have a free will?