Nobody ever disputed this point with Barry, including those who believe in determinism. He could never quite understand how someone could believe in determinism and yet continue to act as if they had free will without serious cognitive dissonance. He was unable to grasp that believers in determinism fully accepted that they had no other choice and did not perceive this to be in conflict with that belief. (Basically, Barry didn't, and likely still doesn't, comprehend what the belief entails.)
I suspect it is the pragmatic POV that most appeals to Barry on this topic but I could be wrong. In either case we all must act as if we have free will, we have no other choice!
