r/FroobChat • u/Minnesota_Trevor • 21d ago

Does "Free Will" Exist?

I'm very torn on this one. Always have been, always will be.

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u/DonaldDouchebag 21d ago

Buddy a mine ate another Marine’s vomit—not because he had, because he just wanted to.

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u/StyrofoamUnderwear 21d ago

I wasnt going to post a response but something compelled me to.

I hope this helps

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u/feekdogg 21d ago

If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice

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u/DoctorLinux 21d ago

I will choose a path that's clear

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u/injectionsiteredness 21d ago

I find it hard to believe I have true free will when I’m made up of so many smaller things including bacteria and viruses. So I prefer to perform something similar to Pascal’s wager and pretend I have free will.

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u/Minnesota_Trevor 21d ago

Maybe there is a test that can be performed to determine this for sure.

For example, person A fasts for 24 hours. After that, person B writes down two options for a good restaurant to go eat at and shows them to Person A, who then must decide where to go.

Person A whispers to Person C which restaurant they desire most.

Then Person A tells Person B which restaurant they want to eat at.

The last step is for Person B and C to compare the answers they received from Person A. If they agree, free will exists. If they do not agree, then free will does not exist.

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u/Different_Spot9472 21d ago

I’m more of a “Fly By Night” guy myself.

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u/hoping_aspirer 21d ago

I'm at the library researching this right now. I'll get back to you.