Free Will, Do we have it?

this is in response to austin's blog. i believe that everyone has free will. As long as we are not in some dream state, we have free will. I think the reason that most people believe they don't have free will is because of the consequences society attaches to the decisions we make. It's so unfathomable to some people to break society's rules, that they accept in their minds that they have no choice but to obey the rules that have been given to them. As long as we keep on living the way we are i would see no problem with being controlled by some great being that we do not know about. I mean sure it's disturbing that our decisions aren't our own, but we would never know that if we really were being controlled. whether i have free will or not, i know that i am happy with the life that i have and i would continue to live it this way whether i though that someone else was in control of what i was doing or not. how ever, i believe that is not the case and that people control their own lives and are responsible for their own actions, no matter how miniscule or severe.
question: should all rules society gives us be followed?