You're missing the last step that closes the loop: in order for society to exist and function, moral blame is essential. Therefore some notion of moral responsibility for breaking the law must be imposed, so we invent some quasi-free will notion that's compatible with determinism in order to do this.
But how do you know this quasi-free will notion isn't exactly what people really mean by free will. In fact, that appears to be the case:
But how do you know this quasi-free will notion isn't exactly what people really mean by free will. In fact, that appears to be the case:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274892120_Why_Compa...