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mk  ·  3353 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do you believe in free will?

IMO the problem with this question is that it is akin to asking: "Do you believe in the color orange?"

You can talk all day about it, and it is an exercise that does have some value, but in the end it becomes apparent that differences in opinions are usually differences in definitions.

But, if you are constructing definitions, it's worth noting that physicists have revealed that state is fundamentally probabilistic, so this isn't a very good universe for conducting experiments that test for free will.





OftenBen  ·  3353 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    this isn't a very good universe for conducting experiments that test for free will.

mk you are hilarious without even trying.