(I'm just a dude on the internet spewing his thoughts, ,not claiming any truth here)

I used to debate free will vs determinism with my buddy (or at least our understanding of those terms) and when he was talking about determinism I countered with something along the lines of "if our thoughts actions and decisions are deterministic then what's the point of this debate? Its determined that I believe in free will and its determined that you believe in determinism" and I felt that was a pretty solid question. I'd love to get some more knowledgeable views on this subject.

In a worldview of no free will, are your opinions your own or are they things placed upon you by outside factors that you have no control over?

Is there a world view in which there is a sort of sliding scale of free will vs some things have such overwhelming influence over you that you cannot choose otherwise?